Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea after ventriculoperitoneal shunt in a patient with tectal plate glioma.
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea due to a remote tumor is a rare but increasingly reported condition, where it is usually a presenting complaint. CSF rhinorrhea occurring after tumor decompression has also been reported. We report a patient with tectal plate glioma that caused CSF rhinorrhea following insertion of ventriculoperitoneal shunt. The pathophysiology of CSF rhinorrhea is also discussed.
Kansal
Ritesh
R
Department of Neurosurgery, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Seth G.S. Medical College, Acharya Donde Marg, Parel, Mumbai 400 012, India. drkansal@yahoo.co.in
Mahore
Amit
A
Goel
Atul
A
D020295:Brain Stem Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002559:Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005910:Glioma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D003336:Tectum Mesencephali / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects*; D055815:Young Adult