Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea after ventriculoperitoneal shunt in a patient with tectal plate glioma

Ritesh Kansal; Amit Mahore; Atul Goel

doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2009.06.031

Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea after ventriculoperitoneal shunt in a patient with tectal plate glioma

J Clin Neurosci. 2010 Apr;17(4):532-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2009.06.031. Epub 2010 Jan 21.

Authors

Ritesh Kansal¹, Amit Mahore, Atul Goel

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Seth G.S. Medical College, Acharya Donde Marg, Parel, Mumbai 400 012, India. [email protected]

PMID: 20096589
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2009.06.031

Abstract

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea due to a remote tumor is a rare but increasingly reported condition, where it is usually a presenting complaint. CSF rhinorrhea occurring after tumor decompression has also been reported. We report a patient with tectal plate glioma that caused CSF rhinorrhea following insertion of ventriculoperitoneal shunt. The pathophysiology of CSF rhinorrhea is also discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Brain Stem Neoplasms / complications
Brain Stem Neoplasms / pathology*
Brain Stem Neoplasms / surgery
Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea / etiology*
Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea / surgery
Glioma / complications
Glioma / pathology*
Glioma / surgery
Humans
Hydrocephalus / etiology
Hydrocephalus / surgery
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Tectum Mesencephali / pathology
Tectum Mesencephali / surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / adverse effects*
Young Adult