Tumors of Choroid Plexus and Other Ventricular Tumors.
Adv Exp Med Biol
; 1405: 175-223, 2023.
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ABSTRACT
Tumors arising inside the ventricular system are rare but represent a difficult diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. They usually are diagnosed when reaching a big volume and tend to affect young children. There is a wide broad of differential diagnoses with significant variability in anatomical aspects and tumor type. Differential diagnosis in tumor type includes choroid plexus tumors (papillomas and carcinomas), ependymomas, subependymomas, subependymal giant cell astrocytomas (SEGAs), central neurocytomas, meningiomas, and metastases. Choroid plexus tumors, ependymomas of the posterior fossa, and SEGAs are more likely to appear in childhood, whereas subependymomas, central neurocytomas, intraventricular meningiomas, and metastases are more frequent in adults. This chapter is predominantly focused on choroid plexus tumors and radiological and histological differential diagnosis. Treatment is discussed in the light of the modern acquisition in genetics and epigenetics of brain tumors.
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Neoplasias do Plexo Corióideo
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Neurocitoma
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Glioma Subependimal
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Ependimoma
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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En
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article