1/2. Fatal long-term sequela following radiation "cure" for ependymoma.There are no previous reports of glioblastoma occurring following central nervous system irradiation. This report describes a young girl with an ependymoma at age 13 months who was treated by radiotherapy following surgical removal. At age 6 years she presented with a new lesion in the same location. Histologically there was no evidence of recurrent ependymoma. Instead, the pathological picture suggested glioblastoma or a severe radiation-induced encephalopathy. In either case, it seems likely that the changes were radiation induced.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = radiation-induced (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/2. Multiple radiation-induced intracranial lesions after treatment for pituitary adenoma. Case report.This 53-year-old man presented with a syncopal episode 31 years after undergoing craniotomy and external-beam radiation for a pituitary macroadenoma. A gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) image of the brain demonstrated a 2.5-cm enhancing mass in the right caudate region that had not been seen on previous studies. A stereotactically guided biopsy procedure was performed to obtain specimens from the mass, which were consistent with ependymoma. The MR image also revealed two additional lesions that appeared to be within the radiation fields: a right temporal meningioma and a left frontal cavernous malformation. A review of the literature found three previous reports in which ependymomas presented after radiation therapy.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 4keywords = radiation-induced (Clic here for more details about this article) |