Radiation-induced meningioma in children: report of two cases and review of the literature.
Meningioma developed in two children who had received high-dose cranial radiation for malignant brain tumors. Meningioma as a radiation-induced neoplasm has received little notice in the radiologic literature. Thirty-three cases have been reported since 1953, primarily in the neurosurgical literature. The current cases differ from those previously reported in having a much shorter latency period between irradiation and the development of meningioma.
Starshak
R J
RJ
Department of Radiology, Section of Neuroradiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8700 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA.
D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D016371:Cranial Irradiation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008527:Medulloblastoma / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010870:Pineal Gland / Q000528:radiation effects; D010871:Pinealoma / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant