Radiology Lexicon

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Preferred Name

choroid plexus neoplasm

Synonyms
Definitions

Benign or malignant tumors which arise from the choroid plexus of the ventricles of the brain. Papillomas (see papilloma, choroid plexus) and carcinomas are the most common histologic subtypes, and tend to seed throughout the ventricular and subarachnoid spaces. Clinical features include headaches, ataxia and alterations of consciousness, primarily resulting from associated hydrocephalus. (From Devita et al., Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, 5th ed, p2072; j neurosurg 1998 Mar;88(3):521-8) [MeSH]

ID

http://radlex.org/RID/RID4083

Anatomical_Site

http://radlex.org/RID/RID13848

Definition

Benign or malignant tumors which arise from the choroid plexus of the ventricles of the brain. Papillomas (see papilloma, choroid plexus) and carcinomas are the most common histologic subtypes, and tend to seed throughout the ventricular and subarachnoid spaces. Clinical features include headaches, ataxia and alterations of consciousness, primarily resulting from associated hydrocephalus. (From Devita et al., Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, 5th ed, p2072; j neurosurg 1998 Mar;88(3):521-8) [MeSH]

label

RID4083

Preferred_name

choroid plexus neoplasm

Preferred_name_German

Neoplasie des Plexus choroideus

prefixIRI

RID4083

UMLS_ID

C0085138

subClassOf

http://radlex.org/RID/RID4025

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