Malignant fibrous histiocytosis after high-dose proton radiation therapy for anaplastic astrocytoma.
This report presents a 70-year-old male who presented with a rare malignant fibrous histiocytosis after high-dose proton radiation therapy for anaplastic astrocytoma. To our knowledge, malignant fibrous histiocytosis caused by proton therapy has not been reported, therefore the clinical features of this complication are described and previous cases are reviewed.
Ooba
Hiroshi
H
Department of Neurosurgery, Oita University, Faculty of Medicine, 1-1 Idaigaoka, Hasamamachi, Oita 879-5593, Japan. ohba@med.oita-u.ac.jp
Abe
Tatsuya
T
Kamida
Tohru
T
Anan
Mitsuhiro
M
Momii
Yasutomo
Y
Tokuuye
Koichi
K
Fujiki
Minoru
M
D000368:Aged; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000532:radiotherapy; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D054747:Histiocytic Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy / Q000009:adverse effects*