Benign meningioma with a short latency period following irradiation.
Meningiomas have been reported following radiation of the head, usually with a long latent interval between exposure and the diagnosis of the new tumor. We report a benign meningioma resected approximately 3 1/2 years after radiation therapy for a glioma, which represents an unusually short latent interval between radiation and new tumor growth.
Rusyniak
W G
WG
Division of Neurosurgery, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, New York.
Marchese
M J
MJ
Nelson
C N
CN
D000328:Adult; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D013997:Time Factors