The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
2020 , Vol 62 , Num 3
Choroid plexus papilloma in extragonadal teratoma with predominantly neurogenic elements: a case report and review of the literature
1 Department of Pathology, Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey
DOI :
10.24953/turkjped.2020.03.024
Background. Teratoma is a germ cell tumor that develops gonadal or extragonadal. Benign or malign somatic
tumors can develop in teratoma. Choroid plexus papilloma is a benign, grade I intraventricular neoplasm that
occur mostly in children. Choroid plexus papilloma in a teratoma is not often seen.Case. We present the fifth case of a choroid plexus papilloma in a teratoma in the English literature. It was extragonadal and localized on the right side of the neck. It included only neuroglial tissue.
Conclusion. It is important to separate a teratoma with normal choroid plexus from a teratoma with choroid plexus tumor. Pathologists need to be aware of this entity in the distinction from other papillary neoplasms that may be primary or metastatic.
Keywords : choroid plexus papilloma, teratoma, neuroglial tissue, extragonadal, newborn