Fulminant radiation-induced necrosis after stereotactic radiation therapy to the posterior fossa. Case report and review of the literature

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 507-512

  Tandon, N ^a   Vollmer, D G ^a   New, P Z ^a   Hevezi, J M ^a   Herman, T ^a   Kagan Hallet, K ^a   West, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Complication; Pilocytic astrocytoma; Radiation necrosis; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NECROSIS; BRAIN RADIATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION NECROSIS; RADIOSURGERY; REGISTER; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0034858914     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2001.95.3.0507     Document Type: Article

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