Medulloblastoma: seeding of VP shunt tract and peritoneum

We report on a 5-year-old boy with seeding of the peritoneum and a ventriculoperitoneal shunt tract by anaplastic medulloblastoma. The role of ventriculoperitoneal shunting in the spread of primary central nervous system tumors has been controversial. In the case reported here, the unique distributi...

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Main Authors: David Pettersson, Kelli R. Schmitz, Jeffrey M. Pollock, Katharine L. Hopkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-03-01
Series:Clinics and Practice
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Online Access:http://www.clinicsandpractice.org/index.php/cp/article/view/256