作者
Chetan Bettegowda, Owoicho Adogwa, Vivek Mehta, Kaisorn L Chaichana, Jon Weingart, Benjamin S Carson, George I Jallo, Edward S Ahn
发表日期
2012/11/1
期刊
Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics
卷号
10
期号
5
页码范围
398-405
出版商
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
简介
Object
Choroid plexus tumors (CPTs) are rare intracranial neoplasms that constitute approximately 2%–5% of all pediatric brain tumors. Most of these tumors present with severe hydrocephalus. The optimal perioperative management and oncological care remain a matter of debate. The authors present the epidemiological and clinical features of CPTs from a 20-year single-institutional experience.
Methods
A total of 39 consecutive patients with pathologically proven CPTs (31 choroid plexus papillomas [CPPs] and 8 choroid plexus carcinomas [CPCs]) were included in this series. Patient demographics, clinical presentation, comorbidities, indications for surgery, radiological studies, tumor location, and all operative variables were reviewed for each case. Multivariate regression analysis was performed to identify independent predictors of tumor recurrence and survival …
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