title: Malignant fibrous histiocytosis after high-dose proton radiation therapy for anaplastic astrocytoma.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Oita University, Faculty of Medicine, 1-1 Idaigaoka, Hasamamachi, Oita 879-5593, Japan. ohba@med.oita-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ooba
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: Tohru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kamida
authors.forename: Mitsuhiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Anan
authors.forename: Yasutomo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Momii
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tokuuye
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujiki
mesh_terms: 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*