Multiple atypical recurrent meningiomas 13 years after radiotherapy for unilateral retinoblastoma: case report and review of the literature

Aras Y., Akcakaya M. O., Aydoseli A., Meral R., Kiris T.

NEUROLOGIA I NEUROCHIRURGIA POLSKA, cilt.47, sa.1, ss.80-85, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 47 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5114/ninp.2013.32932
  • Dergi Adı: NEUROLOGIA I NEUROCHIRURGIA POLSKA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.80-85
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: radiotherapy, meningioma, radiation-induced tumour, secondary brain neoplasms in children, retinoblastoma, RADIATION-INDUCED MENINGIOMAS, INTRACRANIAL MENINGIOMAS, IRRADIATION, EXPERIENCE, CHILDHOOD, THERAPY, GLIOMAS, SURVIVORS, CHILDREN, TUMORS
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Radiotherapy is an important treatment modality for intracranial malignancies. Improved survival rates were achieved via a combination of surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. On the other hand, improved survival rates made long-term complications of radiotherapy more apparent. Secondary neoplasms due to cranial irradiation are encountered more commonly in neurosurgical practice. Radiation-induced meningiomas are recognized as a common late complication of radiotherapy. However, radiation-induced meningiomas after radiotherapy for retinoblastoma have been reported rarely. Herein we report a patient who harboured multiple meningiomas 13 years after radiotherapy for unilateral retinoblastoma, which were recurrent despite surgical removal and chemotherapy.