Hijacked highway: A rare case of basal cell carcinoma encasing a cranio-peritoneal shunt
There is a limited number of case studies that describe implantable devices as a conduit for tumour dissemination.The risk of dissemination did not occur in this case. The long-term follow-up of this case contributes to the literature on decision making in the management of head and neck tumors involving shunts.
Authors
- Juanita Ling
- Lisa Davenport
- Teresa Y Liew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6092-3905)
Institutions
- Townsville Hospital (AU)
- Cairns Hospital (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JPRAS Open
- Published
- 2025-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpra.2025.12.017
- Primary Topic
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00