2003
DOI: 10.1016/s0303-8467(03)00060-x
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Postoperative communicating hydrocephalus in patients with supratentorial malignant glioma

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“…Another study by Omuro et al (6) from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center reported the outcome of 37 patients with leptomeningeal metastasis requiring VPS; in that particular cohort, 27/37 (77%) patients exhibited some overall improvement following surgery, which translated into a substantial improvement in the quality of life of terminally ill patients. Several other studies and case reports in the literature have confirmed the efficacy of VPS as palliative therapy in patients with CNS metastasis or primary brain tumors (14)(15)(16)(17).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 72%
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“…Another study by Omuro et al (6) from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center reported the outcome of 37 patients with leptomeningeal metastasis requiring VPS; in that particular cohort, 27/37 (77%) patients exhibited some overall improvement following surgery, which translated into a substantial improvement in the quality of life of terminally ill patients. Several other studies and case reports in the literature have confirmed the efficacy of VPS as palliative therapy in patients with CNS metastasis or primary brain tumors (14)(15)(16)(17).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 72%
“…Ventriculoperitoneal shunting (VPS) may rapidly normalize intracranial pressure (ICP) in the setting of hydrocephalus (6,(14)(15)(16)(17)(18). However, despite the fact that it is considered a minor invasive procedure, it does involve certain risks, such as hemorrhage, shunt malfunction, or infection (19)(20)(21); in addition, it may rarely result in peritoneal carcinomatosis due to seeding from the central nervous system (CNS) tumors (22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33)(34)(35)(36)(37)(38)(39).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…3,4,7,9) Clinically, some patients suffer progressive ventricular dilation, mainly caused by communicating hydrocephalus, after the diagnosis of recurrent GBM. 6,8,10,13) We and others have speculated that undetectable tumor dissemination at the initial stage is the cause of the subsequent hydrocephalus. If so, magnetic resonance (MR) imaging should indicate a specific sign such as ventricular dilation at recurrence, even before the definitive diagnosis of subsequent hydrocephalus.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…In addition, the routine clinical observation of such coregistered studies suggests that that ventricle size progressively increases in many of these patients. This is a poorly documented phenomenon, likely representing a communicating hydrocephalus [4]. The etiology is unclear, and is possibly related to the introduction of blood and proteins into the cerebral-spinal fluid (CSF) during surgery.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%