Meningioma following irradiation.
The case of a young woman who developed initial symptoms of an intracranial mass lesion 17 years after undergoing irradiation for a port-wine stain of the right fronto-temporal and periorbital scalp and face is reported. A right sphenoid wing meningioma was removed 6 years later. The possible relationship betweenthe development of the meningioma and the previous radiotherapy is discussed.
D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D008579:Meningioma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000473:pathology; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*