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The authors report the CT and MR findings of a rare benign primary choroid plexus papilloma developed in the CPA with invasion of the neighboring structures, apparently the first description of such a case. Differential diagnosis with other CPA tumors is discussed. Papillomas should be considered among the vascular, calcified enhancing masses of the CPA even in adulthood.
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Martin, N., Pierot, L., Sterkers, O. et al. Primary choroid plexus papilloma of the cerebellopontine angle: MR imaging. Neuroradiology 31, 541–543 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00340138
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