Metastatic Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma to the Peritoneal Cavity Via Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt: Case Report and Literature Review

Abstract Extraneural metastatic disease resulting from a primary central nervous system neoplasm is a rare clinical finding in the pediatric population. We report a case of peritoneal glioblastoma carcinomatosis following placement of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt and chemoradiotherapy in a 6-year-ol...

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Published in:	Journal of Neurological Surgery Reports
Main Authors:	Ramon Francisco Barajas Jr., Andrew Phelps, Hallee C. Foster, Jesse Courtier, Benjamin D. Buelow, Nalin Gupta, Theodore Nicolaides, Orit A. Glenn, Anuradha Banerjee
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2015-04-01
Subjects:	pontine glioma peritoneal metastasis magnetic resonance imaging pediatrics
Online Access:	http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0035-1547365