Bookmarks
KEY FACTS
Terminology
Imaging
Top Differential Diagnoses
Clinical Issues
Diagnostic Checklist
TERMINOLOGY
Abbreviations
- Choroid plexus cyst (CPC)
- Choroid plexus xanthogranuloma (CPX)
Definitions
- Nonneoplastic, noninflammatory cysts of choroid plexus
- Lined by compressed connective tissue
- Adult: CPC is common incidental finding on imaging studies in older patients (~ 40% prevalence)
- Fetus: CPCs seen in 1-2% of 2nd-trimester pregnancies
- Nonneoplastic, noninflammatory cysts of choroid plexus
IMAGING
General Features
CT Findings
MR Findings
Ultrasonographic Findings
Imaging Recommendations
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Gross Pathologic & Surgical Features
Microscopic Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST
Consider
Image Interpretation Pearls
Selected References
- Maekawa T et al: Choroid plexus cysts analyzed using diffusion-weighted imaging with short diffusion-time. Magn Reson Imaging. 57:323-7, 2019
- Winter TC et al: How to integrate cell-free DNA screening with sonographic markers for aneuploidy: an update. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 210(4):906-12, 2018
- Zhang S et al: A retrospective study of cytogenetic results from amniotic fluid in 5328 fetuses with abnormal obstetric sonographic findings. J Ultrasound Med. 36(9):1809-17, 2017
- Spennato P et al: Acute triventricular hydrocephalus caused by choroid plexus cysts: a diagnostic and neurosurgical challenge. Neurosurg Focus. 41(5):E9, 2016
- de Lara D et al: Endoscopic treatment of a third ventricle choroid plexus cyst. Neurosurg Focus. 34(1 Suppl):Video 9, 2013
- Moreau E et al: Incidental bilateral xanthogranuloma of the lateral ventricles at autopsy--a case report. J Forensic Leg Med. 20(6):647-9, 2013
- Norton KI et al: Prevalence of choroid plexus cysts in term and near-term infants with congenital heart disease. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 196(3):W326-9, 2011
- Peltier J et al: [Rare tumors of the lateral ventricle. Review of the literature.] Neurochirurgie. 57(4-6):225-9, 2011
- Naeini RM et al: Spectrum of choroid plexus lesions in children. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 192(1):32-40, 2009
- Herman TE et al: Aicardi syndrome choroid plexus cysts. J Perinatol. 27(5):323-4, 2007
- Kinoshita T et al: Clinically silent choroid plexus cyst: evaluation by diffusion-weighted MRI. Neuroradiology. 47(4):251-5, 2005
Related Anatomy
Loading...
Related Differential Diagnoses
Loading...
References
Tables
Tables
KEY FACTS
Terminology
Imaging
Top Differential Diagnoses
Clinical Issues
Diagnostic Checklist
TERMINOLOGY
Abbreviations
- Choroid plexus cyst (CPC)
- Choroid plexus xanthogranuloma (CPX)
Definitions
- Nonneoplastic, noninflammatory cysts of choroid plexus
- Lined by compressed connective tissue
- Adult: CPC is common incidental finding on imaging studies in older patients (~ 40% prevalence)
- Fetus: CPCs seen in 1-2% of 2nd-trimester pregnancies
- Nonneoplastic, noninflammatory cysts of choroid plexus
IMAGING
General Features
CT Findings
MR Findings
Ultrasonographic Findings
Imaging Recommendations
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Gross Pathologic & Surgical Features
Microscopic Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST
Consider
Image Interpretation Pearls
Selected References
- Maekawa T et al: Choroid plexus cysts analyzed using diffusion-weighted imaging with short diffusion-time. Magn Reson Imaging. 57:323-7, 2019
- Winter TC et al: How to integrate cell-free DNA screening with sonographic markers for aneuploidy: an update. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 210(4):906-12, 2018
- Zhang S et al: A retrospective study of cytogenetic results from amniotic fluid in 5328 fetuses with abnormal obstetric sonographic findings. J Ultrasound Med. 36(9):1809-17, 2017
- Spennato P et al: Acute triventricular hydrocephalus caused by choroid plexus cysts: a diagnostic and neurosurgical challenge. Neurosurg Focus. 41(5):E9, 2016
- de Lara D et al: Endoscopic treatment of a third ventricle choroid plexus cyst. Neurosurg Focus. 34(1 Suppl):Video 9, 2013
- Moreau E et al: Incidental bilateral xanthogranuloma of the lateral ventricles at autopsy--a case report. J Forensic Leg Med. 20(6):647-9, 2013
- Norton KI et al: Prevalence of choroid plexus cysts in term and near-term infants with congenital heart disease. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 196(3):W326-9, 2011
- Peltier J et al: [Rare tumors of the lateral ventricle. Review of the literature.] Neurochirurgie. 57(4-6):225-9, 2011
- Naeini RM et al: Spectrum of choroid plexus lesions in children. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 192(1):32-40, 2009
- Herman TE et al: Aicardi syndrome choroid plexus cysts. J Perinatol. 27(5):323-4, 2007
- Kinoshita T et al: Clinically silent choroid plexus cyst: evaluation by diffusion-weighted MRI. Neuroradiology. 47(4):251-5, 2005
