Ventriculo-peritoneal shunt and breast carcinoma.
Ventriculo-peritoneal (V-P) shunt is a frequently performed surgical procedure for treating hydrocephalus. The incidence of breast carcinoma in the UK is 20,000 cases per year. We present a case of a patient with breast carcinoma in association with V-P shunt.
Keshtgar
M R
MR
Department of Surgery, Royal Free and University College Medical School, University College London, UK.
Ahmed
A R
AR
Baum
M
M
D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015411:Mastectomy, Modified Radical / Q000379:methods*; D008487:Medical History Taking; D008875:Middle Aged; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt