Repeating hemorrhage with a long duration after radiotherapy for glioma: radiological and histological observations

A case of radiation necrosis which was observed 6 years after radiotherapy for a glioma in the right parietal lobe is reported. This patient developed hemiparesis, and radiological examinations showed similar findings consisted with recurrent glioma. Histological examination disclosed the lesion to...

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Published inNoshuyo byori = Brain tumor pathology Vol. 13; no. 1; p. 85
Main Authors Kawano, H, Sato, K, Hosotani, K, Kubota, T, Goya, T, Arikawa, S, Wakisaka, S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan 01.04.1996
Subjects
Adult
Brain Neoplasms - pathology
Brain Neoplasms - radiotherapy
Cerebral Hemorrhage - etiology
Glioma - pathology
Glioma - radiotherapy
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Necrosis
Parietal Lobe
Radiation Injuries - pathology
Radiotherapy - adverse effects
Recurrence
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Summary:A case of radiation necrosis which was observed 6 years after radiotherapy for a glioma in the right parietal lobe is reported. This patient developed hemiparesis, and radiological examinations showed similar findings consisted with recurrent glioma. Histological examination disclosed the lesion to be radiation necrosis. Repeated episodes of hemorrhage and cystic formation in the right hemisphere appeared during 8 to 10 years after radiotherapy, and removal of the mass lesion conducted four times. Histological examinations of each specimen showed the increasing proliferation of neo-vessels accompanied by hemorrhage and cystic formation.
ISSN:0914-8108