Histopathology of radiation necrosis with severe peritumoral edema after gamma knife radiosurgery for parasagittal meningioma: A report of two cases

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 292-295

  Chen, Chien Hua ^a   Shen, Chiung Chyi ^a   Sun, Ming Hsi ^a   Ho, William L ^a   Huang, Chuan Fu ^b   Kwan, Po Cheung ^a  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adverse radiation effect; Gamma knife radiosurgery; Meningioma; Peritumoral edema; Radiation necrosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN FUNCTION; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; FEMALE; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYALINE DEGENERATION; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MENINGIOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION NECROSIS;

ADULT; BRAIN EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOSURGERY;

EID: 35348900377     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000107362     Document Type: Article

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