Radiation induced peripheral nerve tumors: Case series and review of the literature

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 205-212

  Zadeh, Gelareh ^a,c   Buckle, Chris ^a,b   Shannon, Patrick ^c   Massicotte, Eric M ^c   Wong, Shun ^d   Guha, Abhijit ^a,c  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Neurofibroma; Peripheral nerve tumor (PNT); Radiation induced malignancy; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CHLORMETHINE; DACTINOMYCIN; DOXORUBICIN; KI 67 ANTIGEN; PREDNISONE; PROCARBAZINE; PROTEIN S 100; THYROID HORMONE; VINCRISTINE; VINCRISTINE SULFATE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER STAGING; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIECTOMY; FAMILY HISTORY; FATALITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HODGKIN DISEASE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MASTECTOMY; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NEPHRECTOMY; NEPHROBLASTOMA; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROFIBROMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIPHERAL NERVE TUMOR; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION DOSE; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SPINAL PARALYSIS; THYROID FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; THYROIDECTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; NEURILEMMOMA; NEUROFIBROMA; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 34249006941     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-006-9315-x     Document Type: Article

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