PURPOSE: To describe the ophthalmic findings of cranial radiation-induced orbital meningioma after acute lymphocytic leukemia therapy. METHODS: This is a prospective clinical report. RESULTS: We describe two patients recently evaluated with orbital meningiomas many years after cranial radiation for acute lymphocytic leukemia. CONCLUSIONS: There will probably be more of these cases in the next several years. Unlike primary meningiomas, these neoplasms have a tendency to be more diffuse, multiple, and may undergo malignant degeneration.
PURPOSE: To describe the ophthalmic findings of cranial radiation-induced orbital meningioma after acute lymphocytic leukemia therapy. METHODS: This is a prospective clinical report. RESULTS: We describe two patients recently evaluated with orbital meningiomas many years after cranial radiation for acute lymphocytic leukemia. CONCLUSIONS: There will probably be more of these cases in the next several years. Unlike primary meningiomas, these neoplasms have a tendency to be more diffuse, multiple, and may undergo malignant degeneration.
Authors: Peter F Morgenstern; Kalee Shah; Ira J Dunkel; Anne S Reiner; Yasmin Khakoo; Marc K Rosenblum; Philip Gutin Journal: J Clin Neurosci Date: 2016-04-08 Impact factor: 1.961