title: Glioblastoma after radiotherapy for craniopharyngioma: case report.
abstract: A 6-year-old girl developed a glioblastoma in the basal ganglia and brain stem 5 years after surgical excision and local irradiation (5460 cGy) for craniopharyngioma. Clinical and histological details are presented, and the literature on radiation-induced gliomas is reviewed.
mesh_terms: D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000601:surgery; D001921:Brain / Q000528:radiation effects; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003397:Craniopharyngioma / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005910:Glioma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000601:surgery; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000601:surgery*; D010910:Pituitary Irradiation; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*