Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy of choroid plexus tumors in children

A variety of lesions may present as intraventricular masses in children. We report quantitative proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) of two intraventricular tumors of the choroid plexus: choroid plexus carcinoma (CPC) and choroid plexus papilloma (CPP). Both lesions were characterized by high levels of choline‐containing compounds and a complete absence of creatine and the neuronal/axonal marker N‐acetyl aspartate. The CPC showed higher levels of choline compared to the CPP, and it also had elevated lactate. These preliminary results, if confirmed in a larger cohort of patients, indicate that proton MRS may have a role in the presurgical diagnosis of choroid plexus tumors in children, which may also have important implications for therapy and prognosis. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2001;14:78–82. © 2001 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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