title: Radiosensitive hemangiopericytoma of the falx. Case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Chiba Rosai Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takase
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Watanabe
mesh_terms: 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