Oligodendrogliomas arising in the scar of a brain contusion. Report of two surgically verified cases.
Several years after sustaining head injuries, two patients developed oligodendrogliomas in the scar of brain contusions. Both cases seem to fulfill the criteria currently established for accepting the traumatic origin of a brain tumor. The literature concerning the relationship between head injury and intracranial tumor is reviewed.
D001924:Brain Concussion / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009837:Oligodendroglioma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery