Radiation-induced meningioma following radiation therapy for pituitary adenoma: a case report

Radiation-induced meningioma following radiation therapy for pituitary adenoma: a case report

It is well known that ionozing 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 overloo...

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Main Authors: Muhammed Nordin, Ellyda, Jalaludin, Win Mar @ Salmah
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Language:English
Published: The Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2013
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R Medicine (General)
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spelling iium-355222019-01-21T16:18:48Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/35522/ Radiation-induced meningioma following radiation therapy for pituitary adenoma: a case report Muhammed Nordin, Ellyda Jalaludin, Win Mar @ Salmah R Medicine (General) It is well known that ionozing 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. The Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2013-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/35522/1/Vol12No1_p63-66.pdf Muhammed Nordin, Ellyda and Jalaludin, Win Mar @ Salmah (2013) Radiation-induced meningioma following radiation therapy for pituitary adenoma: a case report. The International Medical Journal Malaysia, 12 (1). pp. 63-65. ISSN 1823-4631 http://iiumedic.net/imjm/v1/download/Volume%2012%20No%201/Vol12No1%20p63-66.pdf
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Muhammed Nordin, Ellyda
Jalaludin, Win Mar @ Salmah
Radiation-induced meningioma following radiation therapy for pituitary adenoma: a case report
description It is well known that ionozing 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.
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author Muhammed Nordin, Ellyda
Jalaludin, Win Mar @ Salmah
author_facet Muhammed Nordin, Ellyda
Jalaludin, Win Mar @ Salmah
author_sort Muhammed Nordin, Ellyda
title Radiation-induced meningioma following radiation therapy for pituitary adenoma: a case report
title_short Radiation-induced meningioma following radiation therapy for pituitary adenoma: a case report
title_full Radiation-induced meningioma following radiation therapy for pituitary adenoma: a case report
title_fullStr Radiation-induced meningioma following radiation therapy for pituitary adenoma: a case report
title_full_unstemmed Radiation-induced meningioma following radiation therapy for pituitary adenoma: a case report
title_sort radiation-induced meningioma following radiation therapy for pituitary adenoma: a case report
publisher The Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia
publishDate 2013
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/35522/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/35522/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/35522/1/Vol12No1_p63-66.pdf
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