Individualised Treatment Approach for Advanced Meningeal Metastases: A Case Study of Ommaya Capsule Implantation

Herein, we report emergency Ommaya capsule implantation performed for treating meningeal metastases from parathyroid carcinoma in a patient with intracranial hypertension. A 52-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with recurrent headaches for 2 months and episodic vertigo for 2 days.

The patient was hospitalised but did not exhibit abnormal intracranial signals. As her symptoms did not improve following transfer, the patient was diagnosed with a meningeal tumour, with a high suspicion of metastasis from parathyroid cancer. Conservative treatment was ineffective, and her symptoms worsened with severe headaches and shortness of breath.