Symptomatic intraventricular xanthogranulomas
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Symptomatic intraventricular xanthogranulomas
This article reviews symptomatic intraventricular xanthogranulomas, based on a case presentation. Bilateral xanthogranulomas of the choroid plexus were removed surgically from the lateral ventricles of a 12-year-old boy. At 9 years of age, he had evidence of increased intracranial pressure and was hospitalized. Dense enhancing masses were detected in computerized tomogram (CT) brain scan. The l...
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عنوان ژورنال: Asian Biomedicine
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1875-855X
DOI: 10.2478/abm-2010-0070