CSF shunts as conduits for metastasis: is there a discrepancy between retrograde and antegrade spread?
Abstract Background Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunting refers to the surgical drainage of excess CSF, which arises due to outflow obstruction or a reduction in absorption. Although rare, the dissemination of neoplastic cells along ventriculoperitoneal shunts is well documented, a gap in knowledge ex...
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Main Authors: | Andrea Cuschieri, Robert Pisani, Shawn Agius |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2025-02-01
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Series: | Egyptian Journal of Neurosurgery |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s41984-025-00383-z |
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