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Choroid plexus papilloma containing melanin pigment
K Watanabe1, Y Ando, H Iwanaga
1Department of Neurosurgery, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan.
Clinical Neuropathology
|May 1, 1995
Summary
This study details a rare choroid plexus papilloma in the fourth ventricle containing melanin pigment. Pigment analysis suggests a mix of melanin and lipofuscin, possibly formed through melanization.
Area of Science:
- Neuro-oncology
- Histopathology
- Biochemistry
Background:
- Choroid plexus papillomas are rare tumors arising from the choroid plexus epithelium.
- Pigmentation within central nervous system tumors is uncommon.
- The origin and nature of pigment in neoplasms require further investigation.