Spinal Cord Glioblastoma Induced by Radiation Therapy of Nasopharyngeal Rhabdomyosarcoma with MRI Findings: Case Report.
10.3348/kjr.2012.13.5.652
- Author:
Se Jin AHN
1
;
In One KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 110-744, Korea. kimio@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Radiation induced glioma;
Glioblastoma;
Spinal cord;
Rhabdomyosarcoma;
Magnetic resonance imaging
- MeSH:
Contrast Media/diagnostic use;
Female;
Gadolinium DTPA/diagnostic use;
Glioblastoma/*diagnosis/pathology/surgery;
Humans;
*Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms/*radiotherapy;
Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced/*diagnosis/pathology;
Rhabdomyosarcoma/*radiotherapy;
Spinal Cord Neoplasms/*diagnosis/pathology/surgery
- From:Korean Journal of Radiology
2012;13(5):652-657
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Radiation-induced spinal cord gliomas are extremely rare. Since the first case was reported in 1980, only six additional cases have been reported.; The radiation-induced gliomas were related to the treatment of Hodgkin's lymphoma, thyroid cancer, and medullomyoblastoma, and to multiple chest fluoroscopic examinations in pulmonary tuberculosis patient. We report a case of radiation-induced spinal cord glioblastoma developed in a 17-year-old girl after a 13-year latency period following radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal rhabdomyosarcoma. MRI findings of our case are described.
