| Literature DB >> 30706132 |
Chloé Louise Gelder1, Cynthia Hawkins2, Michal Zapotocky3, Peter Dirks1, Ute Bartels3, Eric Bouffet4.
Abstract
Dissemination of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) outside the central nervous system is exceptional. Here, we present a child diagnosed with DIPG who developed seeding along the track of the ventriculoperitoneal shunt and review the literature on this unusual occurrence.Entities:
Keywords: Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma; Extracranial metastasis; Ventriculo-peritoneal shunt
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Year: 2019 PMID: 30706132 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-019-04069-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Childs Nerv Syst ISSN: 0256-7040 Impact factor: 1.475