Meningioma following cranial irradiation
Open Access
- 1 August 1986
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Vol. 62 (730) , 741-742
- https://doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.62.730.741
Abstract
Summary: The case of a middle aged man who developed a meningioma directly underneath the site of a naevus treated with radiotherapy as a child, is presented. Epidemiological evidence and reports of similar cases suggesting meningiomas may be a sequel to irradiation, are reviewed.Keywords
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