title: Late cerebral radionecrosis.
abstract: Seventy-eight cases of late cerebral radionecrosis gathered from the literature are reviewed and three personal cases reported. The difficulties in making pre-and intra-operative diagnoses, the efficacy of surgical treatment in cases of circumscribed lesions, and the very poor prognosis of diffuse lesions are emphasized.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology* / Q000528:radiation effects / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006257:Head; D006801:Humans; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D009336:Necrosis; D010900:Pituitary Diseases / Q000532:radiotherapy; D011379:Prognosis; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011832:Radiation Injuries; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy