A case of multiple radiation‐induced gliomas 24 years after radiation therapy against pituitary adenoma

Key Clinical Message We treated a case in which multiple astrocytomas of varying grades developed in the irradiation field 24 years after radiation therapy. Differentiation from radiation necrosis based on presurgical diagnostic imaging was difficult; therefore, we feel it is essential to aggressive...

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Published in:Clinical case reports 2016-04, Vol.4 (4), p.356-360
Main Authors: Kato, Akihito, Nagashima, Goro
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
autopsy
Brain cancer
Case Report
Case Reports
Glioma
Lipids
multiple radiation‐induced gliomas
pituitary adenoma
Radiation therapy
Spectrum analysis
temozolomide
Tumors
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Summary:Key Clinical Message We treated a case in which multiple astrocytomas of varying grades developed in the irradiation field 24 years after radiation therapy. Differentiation from radiation necrosis based on presurgical diagnostic imaging was difficult; therefore, we feel it is essential to aggressively pursue histological diagnoses to select the optimal treatment method. We treated a case in which multiple astrocytomas of varying grades developed in the irradiation field 24 years after radiation therapy. Differentiation from radiation necrosis based on presurgical diagnostic imaging was difficult; therefore, we feel it is essential to aggressively pursue histological diagnoses to select the optimal treatment method.
ISSN:2050-0904
2050-0904
DOI:10.1002/ccr3.521