Choroid plexus tumor

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Choroid plexus tumor is a rare type of cancer that occurs in the choroid plexus of the brain. A tumor in this location usually occurs in children younger than 2 years and is one of several kinds:

• Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor
• Choroid plexus carcinoma
• Choroid plexus papilloma

[edit] See also

• Brain tumor

[edit] External links

• Choroid plexus tumor in the NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms

v • d • e Nervous tissue tumors (ICD-O 9350-9589) Miscellaneous tumors (9350-9379) Craniopharyngioma - Pinealoma Glioma (9380-9489) Gliomatosis cerebri - Oligoastrocytoma - Choroid plexus papilloma - Ependymoma - Astrocytoma (Pilocytic astrocytoma, Glioblastoma multiforme) - Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumour - Oligodendroglioma - Medulloblastoma - Primitive neuroectodermal tumor Neuroepitheliomatous (9490-9529) Ganglioneuroma - Neuroblastoma - Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor - Retinoblastoma - Esthesioneuroblastoma Meningiomas (9530-9539) Meningioma Nerve sheath tumor (9540-9579) Neurofibroma (Neurofibrosarcoma, Neurofibromatosis) - Schwannoma - Neurinoma - Acoustic neuroma - Neuroma see also brain tumors (though not all brain tumors are of nervous tissue)

This article includes text from the U.S. National Cancer Institute's public domain Dictionary of Cancer Terms