Kim E Y, Choi J U, Kim T S, Kim D I, Kim K Y
Department of Neurosurgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
J Neurosurg. 1995 Dec;83(6):1080-4. doi: 10.3171/jns.1995.83.6.1080.
In the literature, only two previous cases of presumed Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) granuloma involving choroid plexus have been reported in patients with Hand-Schüller-Christian (HSC) disease, but those cases were not verified by immunohistochemistry or electron microscopy. The authors report a case of LCH granuloma of the choroid plexuses of bilateral lateral ventricles and the fourth ventricle in a child affected by HSC disease. This disease was confirmed by the presence of Birbeck granules on electron microscopy and positive reactivity to S-100 protein. Clinical, radiographic, and histological features are discussed. This case illustrates that LCH granuloma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of intraventricular masses.