Surgical Management of Breast Cancer Developing Along the Pathway of a Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt: A Case Report

Masayuki Saito; Shinji Kato; Takashi Maeda; Kenichi Komaya; Takehiro Takagi; Atsushi Sekimura; Satoshi Kobayashi; Akihiro Hori

doi:10.12659/AJCR.939639

12 June 2023 : Case report Japan

Surgical Management of Breast Cancer Developing Along the Pathway of a Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt: A Case Report

Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment

Masayuki Saito^12ABCDEF, Shinji Kato^2AEF, Takashi Maeda

^2AEF, Kenichi Komaya^2AEF, Takehiro Takagi^2AEF, Atsushi Sekimura^2AEF, Satoshi Kobayashi^2ABCDEF*, Akihiro Hori^2AEF

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.939639

Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e939639

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Figure 3. CT findings. The VP shunt traveled from the left ventricle through the center of the left mammary mass and into the abdominal cavity. (A) Head CT. The VP shunt was seen in the left lateral ventricle (arrow). (B) Contrast-enhanced CT of the chest. The VP shunt passed through the center of the left breast mass (arrow). (C) 3D-constructed image of contrast-enhanced CT. A VP shunt was placed in the thoracoabdomen via the center of the mass (arrow).

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