Induction of gliosarcoma and atypical meningeoma 13 years after radiotherapy of residual pilocytic astrocytoma in childhood

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 153-158

  Jager, Beatrice ^a   Schuhmann, Martin U ^a,b,c   Schober, Ralf ^a   Kortmann, Rolf Dieter ^a   Meixensberger, Juergen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Malignant glioma; Malignant transformation; Pilocytic astrocytoma; Radiation induced meningeoma; Radiotherapy; Secondary malignant neoplasm

Indexed keywords

TEMOZOLOMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD CANCER; GLIOSARCOMA; HUMAN; INSULA; MALE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MENINGIOMA; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TEMPORAL LOBE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADULT; ASTROCYTOMA; GLIOSARCOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 38749128763     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000113120     Document Type: Article

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