Abstract
An atypical teratoid-rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT) is the second most common tumor in children and 30% when diagnosed, there is already metastatic dissemination. The ventriculoperitoneal shunt is a procedure that drains excess cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in conditions such as hydrocephalus caused by meningitis, brain tumor, or neural tube defects. We present an extremely rare case of extraneural dissemination into the abdominal cavity along ventriculoperitoneal shunt in a 4-year-old boy. This is a type of extraneural dissemination in children that has only been published once and we are the first to present in Croatia. Although is known that AT/RT is a very aggressive type of tumor in this case report we present the value of ultrasound examination as part of follow-up protocol in children with VP shunt after brain tumor resection.
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