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....

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of neuroradiology : AJNR 2009-11, Vol.30 (10), p.1933-1935
Hauptverfasser:	Gaughen, J.R, Bourne, T.D, Aregawi, D, Shah, L.M, Schiff, D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biochemistry and metabolism Biological and medical sciences Brain Brain Neoplasms - radiotherapy Cell Size - radiation effects Central nervous system Female Frontal Lobe - pathology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Humans Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects) Magnetic Resonance Imaging Medical sciences Middle Aged Nervous system Neurons - pathology Oligodendroglioma - radiotherapy Radiation Injuries - pathology Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry Radiotherapy - adverse effects Vertebrates: nervous system and sense organs
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	0195-6108 1936-959X
DOI:	10.3174/ajnr.A1671