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Cerebral radiation necrosis following treatment of extracranial malignancies
Author(s) -
Glass J. Peter,
Hwang TeLong,
Leavens Milam E.,
Libshitz Herman I.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19841101)54:9<1966::aid-cncr2820540930>3.0.co;2-4
Subject(s) - medicine , autopsy , radiation therapy , necrosis , radiology , computed tomography , radiation dose , nuclear medicine , pathology
Nine patients with cerebral radiation necrosis following radiation therapy for extracranial neoplasms were seen at MD Anderson Hospital between 1956 and 1982. The diagnosis was confirmed at autopsy in one case, by surgical intervention in six cases, and strongly suspected based upon CT scan findings and radiation records in two cases. The world literature is reviewed, and diagnostic criteria using the CT scan and radiation doses presented.