Metastatic spread outside the central nervous system of anaplastic medulloblastoma associated with a spinal-peritoneal shunt immediately after radiotherapy

Pediatr Neurosurg. 2011;47(3):235-7. doi: 10.1159/000334259. Epub 2011 Dec 29.

Authors

Iacopo Sardi¹, Flavio Giordano, Olivia Paolicchi, Anna Maria Buccoliero, Massimo Basile, Benedetta Agresti, Federico Mussa, Maurizio Aricò, Lorenzo Genitori

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, AUO Anna Meyer, Florence, Italy. i.sardi @ meyer.it

PMID: 22213777
DOI: 10.1159/000334259

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cerebellar Neoplasms / pathology*
Cerebellar Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
Chemoradiotherapy / methods
Child, Preschool
Disease Progression
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Hydrocephalus / therapy
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Medulloblastoma / pathology
Medulloblastoma / radiotherapy*
Medulloblastoma / secondary*
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / adverse effects*