Intra-abdominal metastasis of an intracranial germinoma via ventriculo-peritoneal shunt in a 13-year-old female

Matthew J. Murray; Lucy E. Metayer; Conor L. Mallucci; Juliet P. Hale; James C. Nicholson; Ramez W. Kirollos; G. A.Amos Burke

doi:10.3109/02688697.2011.566383

Intra-abdominal metastasis of an intracranial germinoma via ventriculo-peritoneal shunt in a 13-year-old female

Matthew J. Murray^*, Lucy E. Metayer, Conor L. Mallucci, Juliet P. Hale, James C. Nicholson, Ramez W. Kirollos, G. A.Amos Burke

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Abstract

A 13-year-old patient presented with massive intra-abdominal metastasis and spontaneous acute tumour lysis syndrome, 17-months after VP shunt placement for metastatic pineal germinoma treated with cranio-spinal-irradiation. Hyperhydration/rasburicase improved renal function, allowing chemotherapy with subsequent surgery. The patient remains event-free 34-months later. Risk of intra-abdominal metastasis from VP shunts is discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	747-749
Number of pages	3
Journal	British Journal of Neurosurgery
Volume	25
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3109/02688697.2011.566383
Publication status	Published - Dec 2011

Keywords

germinoma, intra-abdominal
Malignant germ cell tumour
metastatic
spontaneous tumour lysis syndrome
ventriculo-peritoneal shunt

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery
Clinical Neurology

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Intra-abdominal metastasis of an intracranial germinoma via ventriculo-peritoneal shunt in a 13-year-old female

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