Choroid plexus carcinoma: a rare condition and its therapeutic management

Choroid plexus carcinoma: a rare condition and its therapeutic management

Choroid plexus carcinomas are rare tumours, found chiefly during childhood. The commonest pattern of progression is via the neural axis. We present the case of a patient with unusual metastatic dissemination, affecting lungs and bones two years after diagnosis, and the approach adopted towards him.

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical & translational oncology 2007-06, Vol.9 (6), p.401-403
Hauptverfasser: Fernández Calvo, O, Gallegos Sancho, Maria I, Quindós Varela, M, Paredes Velázquez, L, Dopico Vázquez, D, Antón Aparicio, L M
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Sprache:eng
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Adult
Bone Neoplasms - secondary
Carcinoma - secondary
Carcinoma - therapy
Choroid Plexus Neoplasms - pathology
Choroid Plexus Neoplasms - therapy
Humans
Lung Neoplasms - secondary
Male
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Zusammenfassung:Choroid plexus carcinomas are rare tumours, found chiefly during childhood. The commonest pattern of progression is via the neural axis. We present the case of a patient with unusual metastatic dissemination, affecting lungs and bones two years after diagnosis, and the approach adopted towards him.
ISSN:1699-048X
1699-3055
DOI:10.1007/s12094-007-0073-9