Prenatal sonographic diagnosis of lateral ventricle choroid plexus papilloma in an in vitro fertilization-induced pregnancy.

This is a report of a prenatal sonographic diagnosis of a lateral ventricle choroid plexus papilloma in an in vitro fertilization (IVF)-induced pregnancy of a 40-year-old woman. The baby was delivered at 35 weeks of gestation and surgery was performed 5 days later with a good outcome. Several cases of malignancies associated with IVF are reported in the literature. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of a prenatal diagnosis of choroid plexus papilloma in an IVF-induced pregnancy. The authors also review other cases of choroid plexus papilloma diagnosed prenatally by ultrasound. The theoretical association between IVF and neoplasia is also considered. Copyright 2002 S. Karger AG, Basel