Open AccessSecondary brain tumors after cranial radiation therapy: A single-institution study
Author(s) -
Masazumi Fujii,
Masahiro Ichikawa,
Kensho Iwatate,
Mudathir Bakhit,
Masayuki Yamada,
Yosuke Kuromi,
Taku Sato,
Jun Sakuma,
Hisashi Satô,
Atsushi Kikuta,
Yoshiyuki Suzuki,
Kiyoshi Saito
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2083-4640
pISSN - 1507-1367
DOI - 10.1016/j.rpor.2020.01.009
Subject(s) - medicine , meningioma , radiation therapy , skull , radiology , brain tumor , anaplastic astrocytoma , astrocytoma , glioma , surgery , pathology , cancer research
To study the probability of developing secondary brain tumors after cranial radiotherapy.Background Patients treated with cranial radiotherapy are at risk for developing secondary brain tumors.