Abstract
Choroid plexus tumors (CPTs) are uncommon primary intracranial tumors. Here, we describe
two patients with CPTs of the cerebellum: one had a choroid plexus papilloma located
in the left cerebellar hemisphere that presented as an irregular, lobulated and solid–cystic
mass, whereas the other had a choroid plexus carcinoma that exhibited a poorly defined,
mixed-intensity mass associated with invasion of adjacent brain parenchyma. Contrast-enhanced
MR imaging showed prominent heterogeneous enhancement. CPTs should be considered in
the differential diagnosis for irregular, heterogeneous and intensely enhancing masses
that occur in the cerebellum.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: April 26, 2010
Accepted:
February 20,
2010
Received:
January 10,
2010
Footnotes
☆This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 30625024 and 30960099).
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