Focal neuronal gigantism: a rare complication of therapeutic radiation.
Radiation therapy, a mainstay in the treatment of many brain tumors, results in a variety of well-documented acute and chronic complications. Isolated cortical damage following irradiation represents an extremely rare delayed therapeutic complication, described only twice in the medical literature. We report this rare delayed complication in a patient following treatment of a right frontal anaplastic oligodendroglioma.
Gaughen
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Department of Radiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. jrg4s@virginia.edu
Bourne
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Aregawi
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Shah
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Schiff
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D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D048429:Cell Size / Q000528:radiation effects; D005260:Female; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009474:Neurons / Q000473:pathology; D009837:Oligodendroglioma / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*