Preoperative devascularization of choroid plexus tumors: specific issues about anatomy and embolization technique

V Baro, JD Gabrieli, G Cester, I D'Errico, A Landi… - Brain Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: Surgical treatment of choroid plexus tumors is challenging, burdened by a
notable risk of bleeding. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy and preoperative embolization have …

Pre-operative embolization of a choroid plexus carcinoma: review of the vascular anatomy

LA Slater, C Hoffman, J Drake, T Krings - Child's Nervous System, 2016 - Springer
Aim The purpose of this case is to highlight the benefits of preoperative embolization as well
as to review the vascular anatomy that needs to be recognized in order to perform pre …

Preoperative embolization of choroid plexus papilloma with Onyx via the anterior choroidal artery

FP Trivelato, LB Manzato, MT Rezende… - Child's Nervous …, 2012 - Springer
Introduction Total surgical resection is the treatment of choice for choroid plexus tumors.
However, the hypervascular nature of such lesions imposes challenges to the surgical …

Preoperative embolisation of choroid plexus tumours in children: part I—does the reduction of perioperative blood loss affect the safety of subsequent surgery?

N Haliasos, S Brew, F Robertson, R Hayward… - Child's Nervous …, 2013 - Springer
Objective Operative management of choroid plexus tumours is hindered by excessive
bleeding and significant CSF production. Our aim was to assess whether the use of …

Feasibility and value of preoperative embolization of a congenital choroid plexus tumour in the premature infant: An illustrative case report with technical details

T Aljared, JP Farmer… - Interventional …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
We present a case of a preterm boy (born at 35 weeks of pregnancy) who was delivered
urgently by a caesarean section due to placental abruption. The baby was found to have a …

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy reduces blood loss during the resection of pediatric choroid plexus carcinomas

C Schneider, I Kamaly-Asl, V Ramaswamy… - Journal of …, 2015 - thejns.org
OBJECT Choroid plexus carcinomas (CPCs) are rare brain tumors originating from the
ventricular choroid plexus. They account for 2%–4% of all pediatric brain tumors and are …

Embolization of a third ventricular choroid plexus papilloma: illustrative case

JC Xu, S Suzuki, J Chrislip, A Nael… - Journal of Neurosurgery …, 2022 - thejns.org
BACKGROUND Choroid plexus tumors are rare neoplasms that are typically found in the
lateral ventricles. They have infrequently been reported in the third ventricle, and treatment …

Management of choroid plexus tumors in infants and young children up to 4 years of age: an institutional experience

C Dash, S Moorthy, K Garg, PK Singh, A Kumar… - World neurosurgery, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Choroid plexus tumors (CPTs) are rare tumors characterized by papillary and
intraventricular growth. The young age of presentation of such tumors, especially in infants …

Pre-operative embolisation of choroid plexus tumours in children. Part II. Observations on the effects on CSF production

N Haliasos, S Brew, F Robertson, R Hayward… - Child's Nervous …, 2013 - Springer
Objective Choroid plexus tumours are one of the few causes of hydrocephalus secondary to
increased CSF production. Operative treatment aided by pre-op embolisation is being used …

Management of Choroid Plexus Tumors and the Benefit of Preoperative Embolization in Pediatric Patients: Report of 46 Cases from a Single Institution

AL Slingerland, JE Papadakis, SJ Staffa, RM Scott… - World neurosurgery, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective Optimal choroid plexus tumor (CPT) treatment involves gross total resection;
however, intraoperative hemorrhage risk remains significant given tumor vascularity. This …