title: Spinal meningioma after treatment for Hodgkin disease. Case report.
abstract: Long-term survivors of Hodgkin disease may develop second primary tumors caused by the mutagenic effects of radio- and chemotherapy. The authors describe the case of a 35-year-old woman who presented with an unusual meningioma of the cervical spine 9 years after undergoing combined-modality treatment for Hodgkin disease. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of spinal meningioma as a complication of such therapy. Whereas radiation-induced intracranial meningiomas are well described in the literature, treatment-induced meningiomas of the spine have not been widely recognized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom. spkaajm@iop.kcl.ac.uk
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Hammond
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Dobbs
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Al-Sarraj
authors.forename: N W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008579:Meningioma / Q000209:etiology*; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*