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Childhood choroid plexus neoplasm

MedGen UID:
76132
•Concept ID:
C0280623
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Childhood Choroid Plexus Neoplasm; childhood choroid plexus neoplasm; choroid plexus neoplasm of childhood; paediatric choroid plexus neoplasm; pediatric choroid plexus neoplasm
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0024744

Definition

A neoplasm that arises from the choroid plexus in the brain and occurs during childhood. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Diagnosis and management of brain and spinal cord tumors in the neonate.
Hwang SW, Su JM, Jea A
Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 2012 Aug;17(4):202-206. Epub 2012 Mar 30 doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2012.03.001. PMID: 22465555
Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumors of childhood: diagnosis, treatment and challenges.
Strother D
Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2005 Oct;5(5):907-15. doi: 10.1586/14737140.5.5.907. PMID: 16221059
Evolving role of myeloablative chemotherapy in the treatment of childhood brain tumours.
Dallorso S, Dini G, Ladenstein R, Cama A, Milanaccio C, Barra S, Cappelli B, Garrè ML; EBMT-PDWP
Bone Marrow Transplant 2005 Mar;35 Suppl 1:S31-4. doi: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1704841. PMID: 15812527

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Nervous system (NS) Tumors in Cancer Predisposition Syndromes.
Patil P, Pencheva BB, Patil VM, Fangusaro J
Neurotherapeutics 2022 Oct;19(6):1752-1771. Epub 2022 Sep 2 doi: 10.1007/s13311-022-01277-w. PMID: 36056180Free PMC Article
Extraparenchymal Lesions in Pediatric Patients.
Tenenbaum M
Neuroimaging Clin N Am 2017 Feb;27(1):123-134. doi: 10.1016/j.nic.2016.08.005. PMID: 27889019
Childhood choroid plexus papillomas: operative complications.
Kumar R, Singh S
Childs Nerv Syst 2005 Feb;21(2):138-43. Epub 2004 Aug 12 doi: 10.1007/s00381-004-0993-4. PMID: 15309472
Choroid plexus papillomas in infancy and childhood.
Spallone A, Pastore FS, Giuffre R, Guidetti B
Childs Nerv Syst 1990 Mar;6(2):71-4. doi: 10.1007/BF00307924. PMID: 2340531
Choroid plexus papillomas of the III ventricle in childhood. Their diagnosis and surgical management.
Schijman E, Monges J, Raimondi AJ, Tomita T
Childs Nerv Syst 1990 Sep;6(6):331-4. doi: 10.1007/BF00298279. PMID: 2257546

Diagnosis

Pediatric-Like Brain Tumors in Adults.
Dias SF, Richards O, Elliot M, Chumas P
Adv Tech Stand Neurosurg 2024;50:147-183. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-53578-9_5. PMID: 38592530
Tumors of Choroid Plexus and Other Ventricular Tumors.
Spennato P, De Martino L, Russo C, Errico ME, Imperato A, Mazio F, Miccoli G, Quaglietta L, Abate M, Covelli E, Donofrio V, Cinalli G
Adv Exp Med Biol 2023;1405:175-223. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-23705-8_7. PMID: 37452939
Nervous system (NS) Tumors in Cancer Predisposition Syndromes.
Patil P, Pencheva BB, Patil VM, Fangusaro J
Neurotherapeutics 2022 Oct;19(6):1752-1771. Epub 2022 Sep 2 doi: 10.1007/s13311-022-01277-w. PMID: 36056180Free PMC Article
A diagnostic conundrum.
Keddie S, Jaunmuktane Z, Brandner S, Shah S, Maddison P, Rees JH, Hanna MG, Lunn MPT, Reilly MM, Rossor AM, Carr AS
Pract Neurol 2018 Apr;18(2):137-142. Epub 2018 Jan 23 doi: 10.1136/practneurol-2017-001801. PMID: 29363556Free PMC Article
Extraparenchymal Lesions in Pediatric Patients.
Tenenbaum M
Neuroimaging Clin N Am 2017 Feb;27(1):123-134. doi: 10.1016/j.nic.2016.08.005. PMID: 27889019

Therapy

Evolving role of myeloablative chemotherapy in the treatment of childhood brain tumours.
Dallorso S, Dini G, Ladenstein R, Cama A, Milanaccio C, Barra S, Cappelli B, Garrè ML; EBMT-PDWP
Bone Marrow Transplant 2005 Mar;35 Suppl 1:S31-4. doi: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1704841. PMID: 15812527
Childhood choroid plexus papillomas: operative complications.
Kumar R, Singh S
Childs Nerv Syst 2005 Feb;21(2):138-43. Epub 2004 Aug 12 doi: 10.1007/s00381-004-0993-4. PMID: 15309472
Lateral ventricle choroid plexus papilloma in childhood: management and complications.
Nagib MG, O'Fallon MT
Surg Neurol 2000 Nov;54(5):366-72. doi: 10.1016/s0090-3019(00)00316-5. PMID: 11165613
Immunophenotypical analysis and immunobiology of childhood brain tumors.
Bodey B, Bodey B Jr, Siegel SE, Kaiser HE
Anticancer Res 1999 Jul-Aug;19(4B):2973-92. PMID: 10652582
Choroid plexus carcinomas in childhood: clinical features and prognostic factors.
Berger C, Thiesse P, Lellouch-Tubiana A, Kalifa C, Pierre-Kahn A, Bouffet E
Neurosurgery 1998 Mar;42(3):470-5. doi: 10.1097/00006123-199803000-00006. PMID: 9526979

Prognosis

Molecular genetics of paediatric brain tumours and opportunities for precision medicine - a focus on infant tumours.
Rosenberg T, Bandopadhayay P
Curr Opin Neurol 2022 Dec 1;35(6):772-778. Epub 2022 Oct 4 doi: 10.1097/WCO.0000000000001110. PMID: 36226704
Nervous system (NS) Tumors in Cancer Predisposition Syndromes.
Patil P, Pencheva BB, Patil VM, Fangusaro J
Neurotherapeutics 2022 Oct;19(6):1752-1771. Epub 2022 Sep 2 doi: 10.1007/s13311-022-01277-w. PMID: 36056180Free PMC Article
Aberrantly expressed microRNAs and their implications in childhood central nervous system tumors.
Pezuk JA, Salomão KB, Baroni M, Pereira CA, Geron L, Brassesco MS
Cancer Metastasis Rev 2019 Dec;38(4):813-828. doi: 10.1007/s10555-019-09820-6. PMID: 31797180
Diagnosis and management of brain and spinal cord tumors in the neonate.
Hwang SW, Su JM, Jea A
Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 2012 Aug;17(4):202-206. Epub 2012 Mar 30 doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2012.03.001. PMID: 22465555
Choroid plexus carcinomas in childhood: clinical features and prognostic factors.
Berger C, Thiesse P, Lellouch-Tubiana A, Kalifa C, Pierre-Kahn A, Bouffet E
Neurosurgery 1998 Mar;42(3):470-5. doi: 10.1097/00006123-199803000-00006. PMID: 9526979

Clinical prediction guides

Nervous system (NS) Tumors in Cancer Predisposition Syndromes.
Patil P, Pencheva BB, Patil VM, Fangusaro J
Neurotherapeutics 2022 Oct;19(6):1752-1771. Epub 2022 Sep 2 doi: 10.1007/s13311-022-01277-w. PMID: 36056180Free PMC Article
Aberrantly expressed microRNAs and their implications in childhood central nervous system tumors.
Pezuk JA, Salomão KB, Baroni M, Pereira CA, Geron L, Brassesco MS
Cancer Metastasis Rev 2019 Dec;38(4):813-828. doi: 10.1007/s10555-019-09820-6. PMID: 31797180
Incidence and survival of childhood central nervous system tumors: A report of the regional registry of childhood cancers in Auvergne-Limousin.
Coll G, Combes JD, Isfan F, Rochette E, Chazal J, Lemaire JJ, de Schlichting E, Kanold J
Neurochirurgie 2015 Aug;61(4):237-43. Epub 2015 Jun 26 doi: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2015.01.005. PMID: 26123613
Fetal growth and the risk of childhood CNS tumors and lymphomas in Western Australia.
Milne E, Laurvick CL, Blair E, de Klerk N, Charles AK, Bower C
Int J Cancer 2008 Jul 15;123(2):436-443. doi: 10.1002/ijc.23486. PMID: 18412242
Choroid plexus papillomas in infancy and childhood.
Spallone A, Pastore FS, Giuffre R, Guidetti B
Childs Nerv Syst 1990 Mar;6(2):71-4. doi: 10.1007/BF00307924. PMID: 2340531

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