Multiple meningiomas induced by cranial irradiation

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Published: Jul 1, 2006
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Meningioma, Multiple meningiomas, Radiation induced tumour, Radiation therapy

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Zacharias Volikas
Division of Surgery, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Thrace
Emmanouel M. Chatzidakis
Department of Neurosurgery and Familiar Medicine, Division of Surgery, University of Thrace
Nicolas Condilis
General Hospital of Nikaia-Piraeus “Saint Panteleimon”, Greece
Savvas Lypiridis
Department of Neurosurgery and Familiar Medicine, Division of Surgery, University of Thrace
Konstantinas Simopoulos
Division of Surgery, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Thrace

Abstract

The role of radiation in the induction of central nervous system tumours has repeatedly been documented. Meningiomas induced by low doses of cranial irradiation have been described in many series of cases, but meningiomas induced by high doses of irradiation have still been reported in a limited number of cases.


We report the case of a 25 year old man who presented multiple meningiomas and who had received therapeutic dose of irradiation for a 4th ventricle ependymoma when he was 8 year old.

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Volikas, Zacharias, et al. “Multiple Meningiomas Induced by Cranial Irradiation”. Annali Italiani Di Chirurgia, vol. 77, no. 4, July 2006, pp. 359-60, https://annaliitalianidichirurgia.it/index.php/aic/article/view/2854.
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Vol. 77 No. 4 (2006)
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Case Report