title: Spermatic cord metastasis from a medulloblastoma.
abstract: A 4-year-old boy presented with metastases in the spermatic cord and ribs 2 years after treatment for a primary medulloblastoma (MB). The testis was free of tumor. A MB presenting with a metastasis to the spermatic cord has not been reported to date. The role of a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt in promoting such spread should be considered in planning management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, National University of Malaysia, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Thambi dorai
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Azmi
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Subathra
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Hayati
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zulfiqar
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008527:Medulloblastoma / Q000556:secondary*; D013085:Spermatic Cord / Q000473:pathology; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects