Giant choroid plexus cysts with calvarial erosion: a case report and literature review

Childs Nerv Syst. 2021 Jul;37(7):2381-2385. doi: 10.1007/s00381-020-04930-x. Epub 2020 Oct 15.

Abstract

Choroid plexus cysts rarely grow to be symptomatic. Few large choroid plexus cysts have been reported in the pediatric population. The authors report a 15-month-old boy with increased head circumference and a bony deformity in the left parietal region due to mass effect from a giant choroid plexus cyst. The child had a craniotomy for open resection of the cyst, and made an excellent recovery. The differential diagnosis for intraventricular cysts and the literature surrounding choroid plexus cysts are discussed.

Keywords: Choroid plexus cyst; Complex intraventricular cysts; Giant intraventricular cyst; Increased head circumference.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Brain Diseases* / surgery
  • Central Nervous System Cysts* / complications
  • Central Nervous System Cysts* / diagnostic imaging
  • Central Nervous System Cysts* / surgery
  • Child
  • Choroid Plexus / diagnostic imaging
  • Choroid Plexus / surgery
  • Craniotomy
  • Cysts* / complications
  • Cysts* / diagnostic imaging
  • Cysts* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed