Article ; Online: Hepatic Metastasis via a Ventriculo-Peritoneal Shunt from an Intracranial Meningioma: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Case reports in gastroenterology
2010 Volume 4, Issue 2, Page(s) 267–272
Abstract: Meningiomas are slow-growing intracranial/intraspinal tumours, with a wide range of histopathological variants. The more aggressive atypical and malignant types can disseminate via the venous system, lymphatics or cerebrospinal fluid, with the lungs and ... ...
Abstract | Meningiomas are slow-growing intracranial/intraspinal tumours, with a wide range of histopathological variants. The more aggressive atypical and malignant types can disseminate via the venous system, lymphatics or cerebrospinal fluid, with the lungs and pleura being the most common site of extracranial metastasis. We look at a 68-year-old woman presenting with abdominal pain, who had previously been treated for an intracranial meningioma with a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt in situ. Investigation revealed a lesion in segment 4 of the liver with the shunt tip being in close proximity. Biopsy was consistent with metastatic meningioma. A liver resection was subsequently performed. We postulate that this is the first reported case of dissemination of an intracranial meningioma via cerebrospinal fluid by means of a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt. |
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Language | English |
Publishing date | 2010-08-02 |
Publishing country | Switzerland |
Document type | Case Reports |
ZDB-ID | 2440540-1 |
ISSN | 1662-0631 ; 1662-0631 |
ISSN (online) | 1662-0631 |
ISSN | 1662-0631 |
DOI | 10.1159/000316118 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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