Basal ganglia calcification as a late radiation effect.

Autor: Numaguchi Y, Hoffman JC Jr, Sones PJ Jr
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The American journal of roentgenology, radium therapy, and nuclear medicine [Am J Roentgenol Radium Ther Nucl Med] 1975 Jan; Vol. 123 (1), pp. 27-30.
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.123.1.27
Abstrakt: Basal ganglia calcification following radiation therapy has rarely been documented in the literature. A case of diffuse bilateral basal ganglia calcification developing 6 years after irridiation of a hypothalamic glioma is presented. Review of previous reports and other causes of basal ganglia calcification are discussed.
Databáze: MEDLINE