Radiosensitive hemangiopericytoma of the falx. Case report.
A case of a recurrent hemangiopericytoma of the falx which responded well to radiotherapy is reported. The patient was a 58-year-old woman who received a total of 6000 rads of local Linac irradiation over 6 weeks. One year after completing radiotherapy, a computerized tomography scan showed marked regression of the tumor.
Takase
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Department of Neurosurgery, Chiba Rosai Hospital, Japan.
Watanabe
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D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003399:Craniotomy; D005260:Female; D006393:Hemangiopericytoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed