Radiation induced adult medulloblastoma: a case report.

Autor: Howes TL; Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Iowa Health Care, W189Z General Hospital, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA., Buatti JM, Kirby PA, Carlisle TL, Ryken TC
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of neuro-oncology [J Neurooncol] 2006 Nov; Vol. 80 (2), pp. 191-4. Date of Electronic Publication: 2006 May 19.
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-006-9175-4
Abstrakt: Adult medulloblastoma is a rare intracranial tumor. Our patient is a 61 year old woman treated with cranial irradiation 15 years previously for a low grade astrocytoma in the left posterior temporal lobe that was recently diagnosed with medulloblastoma in the right cerebellum. This is the first reported case of radiation induced adult medulloblastoma.
Databáze: MEDLINE