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 4. Surgical findings. (A) Preoperative marking. (B) Prior to surgery, the VP shunt passed through the left thoracoabdominal region (arrow). The VP shunt was rerouted to the right thoracoabdomen and placed in the abdominal cavity (arrowhead). The fistula in the abdominal wall was removed to prevent recurrence in the shunt’s pathway.

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