Choroid plexus papilloma. A new presentation of von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease

Eye (Lond). 1992:6 ( Pt 1):90-2. doi: 10.1038/eye.1992.18.

Abstract

A definite association between Von Hippel-Lindau [VHL] disease and choroid plexus tumour has not been described previously. A 24-year-old patient was found to have a choroid plexus tumour in the left cerebellopontine angle and involving the temporal bone. Examination of her fundi revealed bilateral retinal angiomatosis, thus making a diagnosis of von Hippel-Lindau disease. Later, an abdominal scan showed renal and pancreatic cysts. An important point is that molecular analysis of the choroid plexus tumour tissue showed chromosome 3 allele loss as described for other tumour types associated with von Hippel-Lindau disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Choroid Plexus Neoplasms / etiology*
  • Choroid Plexus Neoplasms / pathology
  • Eye Neoplasms / etiology
  • Female
  • Hemangioma / etiology
  • Humans
  • Papilloma / etiology*
  • Papilloma / pathology
  • von Hippel-Lindau Disease / complications*