title: The spinal tumour related hydrocephalus.
abstract: Three cases are reported of hydrocephalus associated with spinal tumours. In two cases symptoms and signs of raised intracranial pressure and their spinal tumours developed in co-existence, in the third case hydrocephalus and multiple cerebral metastases developed ten years after removal of a thoraco-lumbal ependymoma. Pathophysiological aspects of concerted action of this rare entity and consequences of misdiagnosis are discussed, and the relevant literature is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Neurosurgery, Budapest, Hungary.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kordás
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Czirják
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dóczi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed