Radiation-induced tumors of the central nervous system occurring in childhood and adolescence: Four unusual lesions in three patients a review of the literature

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 390-397

  Amirjamshidi, Abbass ^a,c   Abbassioun, Kazem ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b Arad Hospital   (Iran)

^c PO Box ^*  (Iran)

Author keywords

Cavernoma; Childhood; Chondrosarcoma; Meningioma; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHONDROSARCOMA; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; MALE; MENINGIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; REOPERATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SECOND CANCER; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; NEOPLASMS, SECOND PRIMARY; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0033930629     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003819900125     Document Type: Article

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