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 | |
| 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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