CHOROID PLEXUS PAPILLOMA

Course overview

CHOROID PLEXUS PAPILLOMAS (CPPS) ARE RARE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMORS. THEY MAY BE SEEN AT ANY AGE, BUT ARE MORE COMMON IN INFANTS. THEIR SITE OF OCCURRENCE VARIES ACCORDING TO AGE. THEY USUALLY PRESENT WITH THE INCREASING HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE OR ALTERED MENTAL STATUS IN CHILDREN; WHEREAS IN ADULTS THEY PRESENT WITH SIGNS OF INCREASED INTRACRANIAL TENSION. IMAGING SHOWS INTRAVENTRICULAR ENHANCING MASSES. SURGERY IS THE THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION OF CHOICE FOR THESE LESIONS. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE CLINICAL EVALUATION OF CHOROID PLEXUS PAPILLOMA AND EXPLAINS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL HEALTHCARE TEAM IN COORDINATING THE CARE OF THIS CONDITION.