| Literature DB >> 24051144 |
Danai Chourmouzi1, Elissavet Papadopoulou, Athanasios Kontopoulos, Antonios Drevelegas.
Abstract
Brain irradiation has several well-known long-term side effects, including radiation-induced neoplasms and vasculopathy. In this case report, we describe an extremely rare case of meningioma and 15 cavernomas developing in a 29-year-old man, 19 years after cranial irradiation for posterior cranial fossa medulloblastoma. To our knowledge, this is the first case of a radiation-induced meningioma accompanied by this many radiation-induced cavernous angiomas.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24051144 PMCID: PMC3794094 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2013-010041
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BMJ Case Rep ISSN: 1757-790X