Ectopic Choroid Plexus within a Juvenile Arachnoid Cyst of the Cerebellopontine Angle: Cause of Cyst Formation or Reason of Cyst Growth

The unusual and rare case of a 6-year-old boy is reported who presented with an arachnoid cyst located in the cerebellopontine angle incorporating an ectopic piece of choroid plexus tissue. A microneurosurgical cyst wall resection was performed and the plexus tissue identified and removed. The rare occurrence of ectopic choroid plexus tissue within cysts of the CNS is discussed.