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Shunt metastases of pineal tumors presenting as a pelvic mass

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Three children with pineal area tumors and ventriculoperitoneal shunts developed pelvic masses. In two, the solid masses reflected tumor cells seeded to the Pouch of Douglas while the third developed a loculation of fluid and tumor cells at the shunt tip.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA

    Beverly P. Wood & S. R. Lin

  2. Downstate Medical Center, State University of New York, New York, New York, USA

    J. O. Haller

  3. Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Babies Hospital, New York, New York, USA

    W. E. Berdon

  4. Pediatric Radiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 648, 14642, Rochester, NY, USA

    Beverly P. Wood

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Wood, B.P., Haller, J.O., Berdon, W.E. et al. Shunt metastases of pineal tumors presenting as a pelvic mass. Pediatr Radiol 8, 108–109 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00974001

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