Literature DB >> 11518381

Ventriculo-peritoneal shunt and breast carcinoma.

M R Keshtgar1, A R Ahmed, M Baum.   

Abstract

Ventriculo-peritoneal (V-P) shunt is a frequently performed surgical procedure for treating hydrocephalus. The incidence of breast carcinoma in the UK is 20,000 cases per year. We present a case of a patient with breast carcinoma in association with V-P shunt.

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Year:  2001        PMID: 11518381      PMCID: PMC2503367     

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Ann R Coll Surg Engl        ISSN: 0035-8843            Impact factor:   1.891


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