Table 1 Review of the 18 cases of ventriculoperitoneal shunt-related intra-abdominal metastasis reported between 1979 and 2020 on PubMed
Author | Age | Sex | Histological type | Treatment | Initial position | Metastatic area | VP shunt | Time to metastasis | Initial symptoms | Survival after metastasis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Lesoin [10] | 4 | M | Pineal tumor | Radiotherapy | Posterior part of the 3rd ventricle | Intracranial and abdominal (mesenteric) | Y | 12 months | Bilateral, symmetrical, cerebellar syndrome, bilateral, papilledema, Parinaud’s syndrome | 10 months |
F. Lesoin [10] | 3 | F | Pineoblastoma | Subtotal resection and radiotherapy | Third ventricle | Behind the bladder, internal mammary glands, subhepatic, and pulmonary | Y | 8 months | Character disorders, cerebellar syndrome | >18 months |
F. Lesoin [10] | 12 | M | Pinealoblastoma | Subtotal resection and radiotherapy | Pineal | Pulmonary | Y | 12 months | Static, symmetrical, bilateral, cerebellar syndrome | 68 months |
Belongia and Jogal [7] | 7 | M | Mixed malignant | Chemotherapy | N/A | Multiple intra-abdominal masses | Y | 5 months | Asymptomatic, incidental finding on spinal imaging | 10 months |
Murray et al. [11] | 13 | F | Pineal germinoma | Resection of mass and chemotherapy | Pineal | Ascites, pelvic, mass, peritoneal nodules | Y | 17 months | Abdominal distension | >34 months |
Altundag et al. [1] | 23 | M | Pineal germinoma | Chemotherapy | Pineal | Ascites, pelvic, mass, multiple liver nodules | Y | 24 months | Abdominal distension | >36 months |
Back et al. [2] | 10 | M | Pineal germinoma | Chemoradiotherapy and resection of the mass | Pineal | Abdominal mass | Y | 13 months | Abdominal pain and distension | >4 months |
Ung et al. [12] | 13 | M | Pineal germinoma | Resection of mass and chemotherapy | Pineal | Abdominal mass | Y | 37 months | Abdominal pain | >24 months |
Pallini et al. [13] | 15 | M | Pineal germinoma | Subtotal resection and radiotherapy | Pineal and 3rd ventricle | Pelvic mass, peritoneal nodules | Y | 2 months | Headache, lethargy, limitation, upward gaze, diabetes insipidus | 4 months |
Kim et al. [8] | 36 | M | Pineal germinoma | Chemotherapy | Pineal | Ascites, peritoneal nodules | Y | 12 months | Abdominal distension, vomiting | >6 months |
Devkota et al. [5] | 12 | M | Pineal germinoma | N/A | Pineal | Pelvic mass, peritoneal nodules | Y | 24 months | Abdominal pain, distension, vomiting | <1 month |
Haimovic et al. [6] | 27 | M | Pineal germinoma | Radiotherapy | Posterior 3rd ventricle | right abdominal palpable rectally | Y | 36 months | Bifrontal, headaches, diplopia, nausea, dizziness, hydrocephalus, duration | NA |
Kun et al. [9] | 14 | M | Germinoma | Radiotherapy | NA | Pelvic mass | Y | 14 months | Abdominal pain, constipation | >38 months |
Triolo and Schulz [14] | 15 | M | Pineal germinoma | N/A | Pineal | Pelvic abdominal mass, peritoneal and omental nodules | Y | N/A | Constipation, weight loss | 21 months |
Wood et al. [15] | 11 | M | Pineal germinoma | Chemoradiotherapy | Pineal | Pelvic mass | Y | 36 months | Rectal discomfort | >24 months |
Wood et al. [15] | 13 | F | Pineal germinoma | N/A | Pineal | Pelvic mass | Y | 10 months | N/A | <1 month |
Wood et al. [15] | 15 | M | Pineal germinoma | Chemotherapy | Pineal | Fluid collection | Y | 36 months | Abdominal pain distension | N/A |