Meningioma occurring twenty-three years after a successfully treated cerebellar medulloblastoma: case report.
A 6 year old boy had a mid-line cerebellar medulloblastoma treated by local resection followed by craniospinal irradiation. Twenty-three years later he underwent temporal craniotomy to remove a cystic temporal meningioma. It is suggested that this is a radiation induced neoplasm.
D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008527:Medulloblastoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008579:Meningioma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000209:etiology*; D013702:Temporal Lobe; D013997:Time Factors