Secondary glioblastoma multiforme after treatment for primary choroid plexus carcinoma in childhood

J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2007 Apr;29(4):248-52. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e31804a570b.

Abstract

A 15-year-old boy was diagnosed with choroid plexus carcinoma (CPC) of the right lateral ventricle. His metastatic work-up was negative. After complete macroscopic resection of the tumor, the patient was treated with chemotherapy consisting of vincristine, cisplatin, etoposide, and carboplatin, followed by radiotherapy for a total dose of 34.2 Gy on the whole craniospinal axis plus a boost of 19.8 Gy at the tumor region. The patient remained in complete clinical and radiologic remission over the next 5 years when a secondary malignant tumor, glioblastoma multiforme, a rare complication of the treatment of CPC, was diagnosed. This case reflects the necessity of thorough follow-up in long-term survivors of CPC.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / administration & dosage
  • Carboplatin / administration & dosage
  • Choroid Plexus Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Choroid Plexus Neoplasms / therapy
  • Cisplatin / administration & dosage
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Etoposide / administration & dosage
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Glioblastoma / etiology
  • Glioblastoma / pathology*
  • Glioblastoma / therapy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neoplasms, Second Primary / etiology
  • Neoplasms, Second Primary / pathology*
  • Neoplasms, Second Primary / therapy
  • Vincristine / administration & dosage

Substances

  • Vincristine
  • Etoposide
  • Carboplatin
  • Cisplatin