Next Article in Journal
Traumatic Pseudoaneurysm of the Superficial Temporal Artery
Previous Article in Journal
A Rare Massive Exophytic Gingival Growth
 
 
Search for Articles:
Title / Keyword
Author / Affiliation / Email
Journal
Article Type
 
 
Advanced Search
 
Section
Special Issue
Volume
Issue
Number
Page
 
Journals
Clinics and Practice
Volume 2
Issue 2
10.4081/cp.2012.e37
clinpract-logo
Submit to this Journal Review for this Journal Propose a Special Issue
► Article Menu

Article Menu

share Share announcement Help format_quote Cite question_answer Discuss in SciProfiles
Clinics and Practice is published by MDPI from Volume 11 Issue 1 (2021). Previous articles were published by another publisher in Open Access under a CC-BY (or CC-BY-NC-ND) licence, and they are hosted by MDPI on mdpi.com as a courtesy and upon agreement with PAGEPress.
first_page
settings
Order Article Reprints
Font Type:
Arial Georgia Verdana
Font Size:
Aa Aa Aa
Line Spacing:
Column Width:
Background:
Case Report

Medulloblastoma: Seeding of VP Shunt Tract and Peritoneum

by
David Pettersson
1,
Kelli R. Schmitz
1,
Jeffrey M. Pollock
1 and
Katharine L. Hopkins
1,2,*
1
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, OregonHealth & Science University, Portland, OR
2
Department of Pediatrics, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Clin. Pract. 2012, 2(2), e37; https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2012.e37
Submission received: 29 September 2011 / Revised: 18 February 2012 / Accepted: 18 February 2012 / Published: 5 March 2012

Abstract

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 distribution of tumor implants on ultrasound and multiplanar computed tomography gives further credence to the argument that ventriculoperitoneal shunting is a pathway for extraneural metastases of primary central nervous system tumors.
Keywords: medulloblastoma; extraneural metastases; VP shunt; US; CT medulloblastoma; extraneural metastases; VP shunt; US; CT

Share and Cite

MDPI and ACS Style

Pettersson, D.; Schmitz, K.R.; Pollock, J.M.; L. Hopkins, K. Medulloblastoma: Seeding of VP Shunt Tract and Peritoneum. Clin. Pract. 2012, 2, e37. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2012.e37

AMA Style

Pettersson D, Schmitz KR, Pollock JM, L. Hopkins K. Medulloblastoma: Seeding of VP Shunt Tract and Peritoneum. Clinics and Practice. 2012; 2(2):e37. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2012.e37

Chicago/Turabian Style

Pettersson, David, Kelli R. Schmitz, Jeffrey M. Pollock, and Katharine L. Hopkins. 2012. "Medulloblastoma: Seeding of VP Shunt Tract and Peritoneum" Clinics and Practice 2, no. 2: e37. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2012.e37

APA Style

Pettersson, D., Schmitz, K. R., Pollock, J. M., & L. Hopkins, K. (2012). Medulloblastoma: Seeding of VP Shunt Tract and Peritoneum. Clinics and Practice, 2(2), e37. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2012.e37

Article Metrics

Back to TopTop