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Hydrocephalus and intraspinal tumor in childhood
M Gelabert1, A Bollar, M J Paseiro
1Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Abstract:
Hydrocephalus with spinal tumor is rare, and its cause is obscure. We report one patient with a thoracic astrocytoma who developed ventricular dilatation and intracranial hypertension. The pathophysiology is reviewed.