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| Year : 2010 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 333-335 |
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Meningioma and cavernous angioma following childhood radiotherapy
Akshay D Baheti1, Amit S Mahore2, Bhooshan P Zade3, Rakesh Jalali3
1 Department of Radiology, King Edward Memorial Hospital & Seth G S Medical College, Mumbai, India
2 Department of Neurosurgery, King Edward Memorial Hospital & Seth G S Medical College, Mumbai, India
3 Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India
Correspondence Address:
Akshay D Baheti
Department of Radiology, King Edward Memorial Hospital & Seth G S Medical College, Acahrya Dhonde Marg, Parel, Mumbai - 400 012
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.73348
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Prophylactic cranial irradiation has been a part of multimodality management of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). With optimum treatment and the resultant long-term cure rates, long-term side effects of radiation including radiation-induced neoplasms have been increasingly unearthed. We report a rare case of development of both a meningioma and a cavernous angioma following prophylactic cranial irradiation as a part of treatment of ALL. Regular follow-up and high index of suspicion for late radiation sequelae after treatment are therefore justifiable in leukemia survivors with history of prophylactic cranial irradiation. |
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