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Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt for Hydrocephalus Caused by Central Nervous System Metastasis
Shunt May Relieve Hydrocephalus in CNS Metastasis
SH Lee, DS Kong, HJ Seol, DH Nam, JI Lee
20110801
2011 Sept 1
J Neurooncol
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt for Hydrocephalus Caused by Central Nervous System Metastasis
J Neurooncol. 2011 Sept 1;104(2):545-551, SH Lee, DS Kong, HJ Seol, DH Nam, JI Lee
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Abstract
Abstract
The development of better diagnostic tools and therapeutic modalities has increased the incidence of central nervous system (CNS) metastasis in malignant tumor patients. Hydrocephalus can result from CNS metastasis and frustrate cancer treatment. The authors sought to investigate the outcomes and the roles of ventriculoperitoneal shunts (VPS) in patients with CNS metastasis. The medical records of 50 consecutive patients who underwent VPS for hydrocephalus related to CNS metastasis were analyzed...
