Melanotic Choroid Plexus Carcinoma of the Posterior Fossa.
- Author:
Kalpalata TRIPATHY
1
;
Aparijita MISRA
;
Debiprasad MISRA
;
Sujata PUJARI
;
Manjushree NAYAK
;
Jayshree RATH
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: melanin; choroid plexus carcinoma; posterior fossa; HMB-45
- MeSH: Carcinoma; Child; Choroid; Choroid Plexus; Choroid Plexus Neoplasms; Ependymoma; Humans; Immunohistochemistry; Medulloblastoma; Melanins; Melanoma
- From:Journal of Clinical Neurology 2011;7(2):105-106
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: BACKGROUND: The pigmented or melanotic variant of choroid plexus carcinoma is very rarely encountered. CASE REPORT: We report herein a case of melanotic or pigmented choroid plexus carcinoma in the posterior fossa of an 11-year-old female. CONCLUSIONS: A histopathological study supported by immunohistochemistry helped the authors to diagnose this rare entity. How to differentiate this tumor from pigmented papillary medulloblastoma, cerebellar papillary ependymoma, and metastatic malignant melanoma is discussed.
