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Giant Choroid Plexus Cyst as an Accidental Finding in an Older Man
Boris Božić
Krešimir Rotim
Karlo Houra
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Choroid plexus cysts (CPC) are usually found at the end of the second trimester of pregnancy. Sometimes they can be
accidentally and found on prenatal ultrasound examinations. Vast majority of CPC resolve spontaneously by 28th weeks
gestation. In the older aged group the choroid plexus cysts are extremely rare pathomorphologic medical entity. Since
they are almost always asymptomatic, they are therefore accidentally found on brain magnetic resonance (MR) or computed
tomography (CT) scans. They are usually located in the lateral ventricles and measure around 2 cm in diameter.
We present a case of a 75-year old male with a giant choroid plexus cyst whose leading symptom was excruciating headache
refractory to previous conservative therapy. He underwent surgery when osteoplastic craniotomy was performed
with cyst fenestration and ablation. His recovery was uneventful with total regression of headaches. Reviewing the recent
literature we did not find such a case considering the patients age and the size of the choroid plexus cyst.
Ključne riječi
brain; choroid plexus cyst; headache; surgery
Hrčak ID:
24464
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Datum izdavanja:
13.5.2008.
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