Intracranial Dissemination of a Cervical Sarcoma in a Young Patient With a Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt: A Case Report
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) related metastization of intracranial tumors to the peritoneal cavity is an uncommon but a well-recognized complication. Ascending spread of tumors, located in the peritoneum or near the subcutaneous path of the VPS, is an exceptional rare event. We present a very rare and complex case of intracranial dissemination of cervical tumor in a three-year-old young patient with a past medical history of hydrocephalus-related post-endovascular treatment of Galen vein aneurysm through a ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter implanted when the patient was five months old.
Authors
- André Francisco Gomes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8001-8643)
- Josué Pereira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1060-3257)
- Diana Lucas
Institutions
- Universidade do Porto (PT)
- Hospital de São João (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.93631
- Primary Topic
- Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00