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ReviewCNS oncology2012

Brain metastases as a cause of malignant cerebrospinal fluid ascites: case report and review of the literature.

Yin Yee Sharon Low, John Thomas, Wei Keat Wan, Wai Hoe Ng

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Review in CNS oncology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Rare sites of breast cancer metastasis: a review.Translational cancer research · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yin Yee Sharon LowDepartment of Neurosurgery, National Neuroscience Institute, 11, Jalan Tan Tock Seng, 308433, Singapore.
John Thomas
Wei Keat Wan
Wai Hoe Ng
National Neuroscience Institute · SGSingapore General Hospital · SG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The development of cerebrospinal fluid ascites after a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt operation is an extremely rare complication. There have been only sporadic case reports and small series reviews published in regards to this condition. They are usually found in the context of primary brain tumors, usually affecting the pediatric population. We present an unusual case of a patient with known metastatic breast carcinoma to the brain who develops malignant cerebrospinal fluid ascites after a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt insertion. This is the first known adult case of a metastatic breast primary to the brain causing tumor dissemination via a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt.

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Cerebrospinal FluidNeoplasm MetastasisAscitesBrainBrain NeoplasmsBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Ductal, BreastFatal OutcomeFemaleHumansHydrocephalusMagnetic Resonance ImagingMiddle AgedVentriculoperitoneal Shunt

Identifiers

PMID25054298
PMCPMC6176817
OpenAlexW2155879315

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