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Giant choroid plexus cysts with calvarial erosion: a case report and literature review

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Choroid plexus cysts rarely grow to be symptomatic. Few large choroid plexus cysts have been reported in the pediatric population. The authors report a 15-month-old boy with increased head circumference and a bony deformity in the left parietal region due to mass effect from a giant choroid plexus cyst. The child had a craniotomy for open resection of the cyst, and made an excellent recovery. The differential diagnosis for intraventricular cysts and the literature surrounding choroid plexus cysts are discussed.

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  1. Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calagary, Canada

    Runze Yang

  2. Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

    Han Yan & George M. Ibrahim

  3. Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8, Canada

    Han Yan, Jignesh K. Tailor & George M. Ibrahim

  4. Division of Neurosurgery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA

    Michael C. Dewan

  5. Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

    Sakun Santisukwongchote & Cynthia Hawkins

  6. Arthur and Sonia Labatt Brain Tumour Research Center, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Cynthia Hawkins

  7. Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

    George M. Ibrahim

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R.Y., H.Y., M.C.D., J.K.T., and G.M.I were part of the surgical team. C.H. and S.S. provided histological interpretation. R.Y. and H.Y. wrote and revised the first version of the manuscript. M.C.D, J.K.T, and G.M.I edited the manuscript. G.M.I. supervised this case report.

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Yang, R., Yan, H., Dewan, M.C. et al. Giant choroid plexus cysts with calvarial erosion: a case report and literature review. Childs Nerv Syst 37, 2381–2385 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-020-04930-x

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