Ectopic choroid plexus within a juvenile arachnoid cyst of the cerebellopontine angle: Cause of cyst formation or reason of cyst growth

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作者
Schuhmann, MU
Tatagiba, M
Hader, C
Brandis, A
Samii, M
机构
[1] Hannover Med Sch, Dept Neurosurg, D-30625 Hannover, Germany
[2] Hannover Med Sch, Dept Neuropathol, D-30625 Hannover, Germany
关键词
cerebellopontine angle; arachnoid cyst; ectopic choroid plexus; microneurosurgery;
D O I
10.1159/000028902
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
The unusual and ra re case of a 6-year-old boy is reported who presented with an arachnoid cyst located in the cerebellopontine angle incorporating an ectopic piece of choroid plexus tissue, A microneurosurgical cyst wail resection was performed and the plexus tissue identified and removed, The rare occurrence of ectopic choroid plexus tissue within cysts of the CNS is discussed. Copyright (C) 2000 S. Karger AG, Basel.
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