Open AccessRadiation-Induced Meningioma Following Radiotherapy for Pituitary Adenonoma: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Ellyda Muhammed Nordin
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international medical journal malaysia/iium medical journal malaysia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.139
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2735-2285
pISSN - 1823-4631
DOI - 10.31436/imjm.v12i1.2005
Subject(s) - medicine , radiation therapy , meningioma , pituitary adenoma , ionizing radiation , causation , radiology , radiation injury , adenoma , pathology , irradiation , physics , nuclear physics , political science , law
It is well known that ionizing radiation has an onco-genetic activity and has been implicated in the causation of brain tumors. However, when a new growth appears adjacent to the site of previous tumor, the diagnosis is more toward recurrence. In addition to that, the possible cause might be overlooked, when it occurs many years after radiation treatment. We report a case of radiation-induced meningioma developed 20 years after the patient received radiotherapy for pituitary adenoma.