Third ventricular choroid plexus papilloma with psychosis. Case report

J Neurosurg. 1997 Jul;87(1):103-5. doi: 10.3171/jns.1997.87.1.0103.

Abstract

This 9-year-old boy with a history of behavioral problems and worsening psychosis responded initially to treatment with haloperidol. However, a magnetic resonance image obtained as part of his psychiatric evaluation revealed an anterior third ventricle tumor and mild-to-moderate hydrocephalus. The resected tumor was found on pathological examination to be a choroid plexus papilloma. The patient had an uneventful postoperative course and remained free of psychosis or mood disorder at 1-year follow-up examination.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cerebral Ventricles*
  • Child
  • Choroid Plexus Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Choroid Plexus Neoplasms / psychology*
  • Choroid Plexus Neoplasms / surgery
  • Glioma / diagnosis
  • Glioma / psychology*
  • Glioma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Hydrocephalus / etiology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Psychotic Disorders / etiology*