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The spinal tumour related hydrocephalus

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Three cases are reported of hydrocephalus associated with spinal tumours. In two cases symptoms and signs of raised intracranial pressure and their spinal tumours developed in co-existence, in the third case hydrocephalus and multiple cerebral metastases developed ten years after removal of a thoraco-lumbal ependymoma. Pathophysiological aspects of concerted action of this rare entity and consequences of misdiagnosis are discussed, and the relevant literature is reviewed.

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  1. National Institute of Neurosurgery, Budapest

    M. Kordás & S. Czirják

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical School, Pécs, Hungary

    T. Dóczi

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Kordás, M., Czirják, S. & Dóczi, T. The spinal tumour related hydrocephalus. Acta neurochir 139, 1049–1054 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01411559

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