| Primary intracranial germinoma with massive ventriculoperitoneal shunt metastases. | |
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PMID: 3968887 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Ventriculoperitoneal shunt metastases from primary intracranial germinomas are extremely rare. To date, only three case reports of this phenomenon have appeared in the literature. We present the case of a 25-year-old black male who developed ventriculoperitoneal shunt metastases 10 months following diagnosis of an intracranial germinoma. Radiotherapy destroyed most of the intracranial tumor, but abdominal metastases became progressive and were not treated with radiotherapy. The role of radiotherapy in the treatment of ventriculoperitoneal shunt metastases is examined and previous cases in the literature are reviewed. |
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Authors:
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T S Talamo; H Mendelow |
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
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Title: Journal of surgical oncology Volume: 28 ISSN: 0022-4790 ISO Abbreviation: J Surg Oncol Publication Date: 1985 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1985-02-25 Completed Date: 1985-02-25 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0222643 Medline TA: J Surg Oncol Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 39-41 Citation Subset: IM |
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Abdominal Neoplasms
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secondary Adult Autopsy Brain Neoplasms / radiotherapy, surgery* Cerebral Ventricles / surgery* Dysgerminoma / radiotherapy, secondary, surgery* Humans Hydrocephalus / surgery Male Neoplasm Metastasis Pelvic Neoplasms / secondary Peritoneum / surgery* |
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