Open AccessRadiation-Associated Sarcoma of the Skull base after Irradiation for Pituitary Adenoma
Author(s) -
Cara L. Sedney,
Jonathan M. Morris,
Caterina Giannini,
Michael J. Link,
Keith M. Swetz
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
rare tumors
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.285
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2036-3613
pISSN - 2036-3605
DOI - 10.4081/rt.2012.e7
Subject(s) - medicine , skull , pituitary adenoma , sarcoma , radiology , adenoma , anatomy , pathology
Secondary, radiation-induced neoplasms represent a significant long-term risk after radiation treatment, and radiation-induced sarcomas (RAS) have an especially poor prognosis. These have rarely been reported after irradiation for pituitary adenomas
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