Peritoneal dissemination of a malignant glioma

Abstract

cytological atypia, augmented with clinical suspicion of malignancy may result in an erroneous diagnosis of neoplasia. Clinical history, the metachromatic nature of any necrotic material and the absence of mitoses helps in establishing a correct diagnosis in such cases.In conclusion, fine needle aspiration cytology is a safe, reliable and quick method in making the diagnosis of a rheumatoid nodule and obviates the need for an invasive procedure like biopsy.

Metastatic Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma to the Peritoneal Cavity Via Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt: Case Report and Literature Review

“…Despite its rare occurrence, metastasis of primary glial neoplasms via shunt catheter to the peritoneal cavity is expected to increase with improved medical, surgical, and radiation therapies. 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Previous investigators have hypothesized that the underlying etiology of primary CNS glial neoplasm spread via the cerebrospinal pathways is through shedding of neoplastic cells into the CSF. 11 12 In our case, we hypothesize that the VP shunt catheter served as a conduit through which neoplastic cells were delivered from the ventricular system into the peritoneal cavity.…”