Unusual presentation of xanthogranuloma of the choroid plexus

Intracranial xanthogranulomas are rare benign tumors and occur most commonly as choroid plexus xanthogranulomas, which rarely become symptomatic. Exact etiology is still a matter of debate. We present a case of xanthogranuloma of the choroid plexus of the third ventricle, causing obstructive hydroce...

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Autores principales: Shetty, Jayaprakash, Devadiga, KV, Chandrika, Pai, Muktha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2010
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3139358/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21808512
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-3147.71722
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description Intracranial xanthogranulomas are rare benign tumors and occur most commonly as choroid plexus xanthogranulomas, which rarely become symptomatic. Exact etiology is still a matter of debate. We present a case of xanthogranuloma of the choroid plexus of the third ventricle, causing obstructive hydrocephalus of the lateral ventricles.
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spelling pubmed-31393582011-08-01 Unusual presentation of xanthogranuloma of the choroid plexus Shetty, Jayaprakash Devadiga, KV Chandrika, Pai, Muktha J Neurosci Rural Pract Case Report Intracranial xanthogranulomas are rare benign tumors and occur most commonly as choroid plexus xanthogranulomas, which rarely become symptomatic. Exact etiology is still a matter of debate. We present a case of xanthogranuloma of the choroid plexus of the third ventricle, causing obstructive hydrocephalus of the lateral ventricles. Medknow Publications 2010 /pmc/articles/PMC3139358/ /pubmed/21808512 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-3147.71722 Text en Copyright: © Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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