There are three types of choroid plexus tumors. Papilloma (Grade I) is a noncancerous tumor that grows slowly and rarely spreads.HomeServices&SpecialtiesNeuroscienceBrain&skullbasecareBraintumorsChoroidplexustumorsymptoms&treatmentBraintumorSelectanoptionBrainmetastases(tumors)Choroidplexustumorsymptoms&treatmentCraniopharyngiomaEncephaloceleGliomaHemangioblastomaOlfactoryneuroblastomaPituitaryadenomaPituitarytumorRequestappointmentBrainmetastases(tumors)Choroidplexustumorsymptoms&treatmentCraniopharyngiomaEncephaloceleGliomaHemangioblastomaOlfactoryneuroblastomaPituitaryadenomaPituitarytumorRequestappointmentChoroidplexustumorsymptoms&treatmentSymptomsTherearethreetypesofchoroidplexustumors.Papilloma(GradeI)isanoncanceroustumorthatgrowsslowlyandrarelyspreads.Atypicalpapilloma(GradeII)tumorsarealsobenign(notcancerous).Theygrowslowlyandtendnottospread.Carcinoma(GradeIII)istheraresttypeofchoroidplexustumor.It’scancerousanditoftengrowsaggressivelyandspreadstootherpartsofyourbrainandspinalcord.Dependingonthesizeandlocationofyourtumor,choroidplexustumorsymptomscaninclude:ConfusionEnlargedfontanellesininfants(fontanellesarethe“softspots”betweentheskullbonesinbabies)Nauseaorvomiting(usuallymostsevereinthemorning)PersonalitychangesSeizuresTroublespeakingVisionchangesWeaknessorlossofsensationinyourarmsandlegsDiagnosisFirst,yourdoctorwillconductaphysicalexam.You’lltalkaboutyoursymptomsandyourdoctormayorderimagingtestssuchasanMRI,aCTscanoralumbarpuncture(spinaltap),inwhichacerebrospinalfluid(CSF)sampleistaken.Thishelpstoshowwhethercancercellshavespread.TreatmentoptionsYourtreatmentwilldependonthetypeoftumoryouhave,aswellasitssizeandlocation.Doctorsoftenusesurgerytoremovepapilloma(GradeI)andatypicalpapilloma(GradeII)tumors.Minimallyinvasivesurgeryforchoroidplexustumors,usingaport,involvesmakingaprecise,individualplanbeforesurgerythatmayincludetheuseofbrainmappingtechnology.Thisisaminimallyinvasiveproceduretoaccessthetumorthroughadime-sizednarrowchannel,orport.We’llworkwithyouto