title: Relapsing tumefactive lesion in an adult with medulloblastoma previously treated with chemoradiotherapy and stem cell transplant.
abstract: Herein, we present an adult case of medulloblastoma who received chemotherapy, radiation therapy and stem cell transplantation, and underwent multiple surgical resections for what were thought to be recurrences; however pathology confirmed a diagnosis of relapsing tumefactive lesions. This phenomenon seems to be a consequence of stem cell transplantation rather than a simple radiation treatment effect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosciences, Moores Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mahta
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Qu
authors.forename: Denis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nastic
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sundstrom
authors.forename: Ryan Y
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Marlon
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saria
authors.forename: Sandro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Santagata
authors.forename: Santosh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kesari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008527:Medulloblastoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012598:Sclerosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016896:Treatment Outcome