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Primary cerebral germinoma and ventriculoperitoneal shunt metastasis
Author(s) -
Kun Larry E.,
Tang Thomas T.,
Sty John R.,
Camitta Bruce M.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19810701)48:1<213::aid-cncr2820480134>3.0.co;2-5
Subject(s) - medicine , germinoma , shunt (medical) , metastasis , chemotherapy , surgery , biopsy , radiology , cancer
A case of peritoneal metastasis via a ventriculoperitoneal shunt 14 months following biopsy and irradiation of an intracerebral germinoma is presented. Metastatic abdominal disease has been controlled at 32 months postmetastatic diagnosis by abdominal irradiation and systemic chemotherapy. The occurrence of ventriculoperitoneal shunt metastases and control of extracranial metastases from intracerebral germinomas are discussed.