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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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Autores principales: Pettersson, David, Schmitz, Kelli R., Pollock, Jeffrey M., Hopkins, Katharine L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PAGEPress Publications 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3981282/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24765436
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/cp.2012.e37