Anaplastic astrocytomas associated with previous radiotherapy: report of three cases.
In a group of 132 patients with malignant astrocytomas treated between 1971 and 1983, there were 3 patients who had received radiotherapy to the head several years before developing the glioma. The cases are described, and the evidence supporting the view that the gliomas might be radiation-induced is discussed.
Departments of Neurosurgery and Neuropathology, National Hospital Marques de Valdecilla, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain.
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D000328:Adult; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery