성인에서 척수 전이를 통반한 맥락막총 유두암 1ㄹㅖ |
허지순 |
제주대학교 의학전문대학원 신경외과학교실 |
A case of choroid plexus carcinoma with spinal metastasis in an adult |
Ji Soon Huh |
Department of Neurosurery, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea |
Correspondence:
Ji Soon Huh, Email: nsdrhuh@jejunu.ac.kr |
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Abstract |
The author presents a rare case of choroid plexus carcinoma originated from right lateral ventricle and progressive multiple spinal seeding through cerebrospinal pathway after gross total resection of brain lesion in a 60-year old woman. The patient presented with one-year history of headache. nausea and vomiting. In spite of radical resection of the ventricular tumor followed by chemotherapy and radiation therapy over the cerebrospinal axis. the patient expired with respiratory failure one and half year after surgery. |
Key Words:
Adult, Choroid plexus carcinoma, Spinal metastasis |