[Intraabdominal metastasis of cerebellar medulloblastoma through ventriculoperitoneal shunt].
We present a 6-year-old girl with cerebellar medulloblastoma causing obstructive hydrocephalus that was treated by ventriculoperitoneal shunting. The patient subsequently underwent surgical excision of the tumor followed by adjuvant craniospinal radiotherapy. Nine months after shunting, multiple intraabdominal metastatic lesions were found. Although the risk is low, ventriculoperitoneal shunting may facilitate the spread of malignant cells.
Carrasco Torrents
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Servicio de Cirugía Pediátrica. Unidad Integrada Hospital Clínic Hospital de Sant Joan de Déu. Esplugues de Llobregat. Barcelona.
Sancho
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MA
Juliá
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Montaner
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Costa
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JM
Morales
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D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008527:Medulloblastoma / Q000556:secondary*; D009366:Neoplasm Seeding; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects*