title: Late temporal lobe necrosis after conventional radiotherapy for carcinoma of maxillary sinus.
abstract: Cerebral radiation necrosis is a serious late complication after conventional radiotherapy that can present with focal neurologic deficits or with more generalized signs and symptoms of increased intracranial pressure, depending on the location. The incidence and severity of radionecrosis are dose-volume dependent. We report a case of cerebral radiation necrosis 5 years after radiotherapy for a maxillary sinus carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA.
authors.forename: Madhava R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Kanakamedala
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mahta
authors.forename: Jianlin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Santosh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kesari
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008444:Maxillary Sinus Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000473:pathology / Q000528:radiation effects*