Radiation-associated sarcoma of the skull base after irradiation for pituitary adenoma

Cara L. Sedney; Jonathan M. Morris; Caterina Giannini; Michael J. Link; Keith M. Swetz

doi:10.4081/rt.2012.e7

Rare Tumors (Jan 2012)

Radiation-associated sarcoma of the skull base after irradiation for pituitary adenoma

Cara L. Sedney,
Jonathan M. Morris,
Caterina Giannini,
Michael J. Link,
Keith M. Swetz

Affiliations

Cara L. Sedney: Department of Neurosurgery, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV
Jonathan M. Morris: Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Caterina Giannini: Department of Neurological Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Michael J. Link: Department of Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Keith M. Swetz: Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/rt.2012.e7
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. e7 – e7

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Secondary, radiation-induced neoplasms represent a significant long-term risk after radiation treatment, and radiation-induced sarcomas (RAS) have an especially poor prognosis. These have rarely been reported after irradiation for pituitary adenomas.

Published in Rare Tumors

ISSN: 2036-3605 (Print); 2036-3613 (Online)
Publisher: SAGE Publishing
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
Website: http://journals.sagepub.com/home/rtu

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