Primary brain lymphoma after X-ray irradiation to the scalp for tinea capitis in childhood.
A 39-year-old male developed primary brain lymphoma 33 years after receiving scalp irradiation for tinea capitis. This is the first reported association between cranial irradiation during childhood and subsequent development of primary brain lymphoma.
Stein
M
M
Northern Israel Oncology Center, Rambam Medical Center, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa.
Haim
N
N
Kuten
A
A
Doron
Y
Y
Ben Arieh
Y T
YT
Cohen
Y
Y
D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000209:etiology*; D014006:Tinea Capitis / Q000532:radiotherapy*