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ArticleJournal of neurosurgery. Case lessons2022

Cystic dissemination of choroid plexus papilloma: illustrative cases.

Gabrielle W Johnson, Ali Y Mian, Sonika Dahiya, Keith M Rich, Michael R Chicoine, David D Limbrick

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Article in Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Giant cystic choroid plexus papilloma mimicking intracerebral hydatid cyst.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Gabrielle W JohnsonDepartments of1Neurosurgery.
Ali Y Mian2Radiology, and.
Sonika Dahiya3Pathology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri; and.
Keith M RichDepartments of1Neurosurgery.
Michael R Chicoine4Department of Neurosurgery, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri.
David D LimbrickDepartments of1Neurosurgery.
Washington University in St. Louis · USUniversity of Missouri · USUniversity Radiology · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChoroid plexus papillomas are benign tumors of the choroid plexus. Although typically focal, they can metastasize. Rarely, patients may present with numerous cystic lesions throughout the craniospinal axis. OBSERVATIONS: The authors present three cases of pathologically confirmed fourth ventricular World Health Organization (WHO) grade 1 choroid plexus papillomas presenting with numerous cystic lesions throughout the craniospinal axis. Two cases were treated with only resection of the fourth ventricular mass; one was treated with a partial cyst fenestration. During follow-up, there was only mild interval growth of the cystic lesions over time, and all patients remained asymptomatic from their cystic lesions. The authors summarize five additional cases of cystic dissemination in the published literature and discuss hypotheses for the pathophysiology of this rare presentation. LESSONS: Choroid plexus papillomas may present with numerous, widely disseminated cystic lesions within the craniospinal axis. Thus, the authors recommend preoperative and routine imaging of the entire neuroaxis in patients with choroid plexus tumors, regardless of WHO grade. Although the role of adjuvant therapy and cyst fenestration in the treatment of these lesions remains unclear, watchful waiting may be indicated, especially in asymptomatic patients, because the lesions often demonstrate slow, if any, growth over time.

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choroid plexus papillomachoroid plexus tumorcystic disseminationdissemination

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PMID36377129
PMCPMC9664240
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