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

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.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Rare Tumors
Main Authors: Cara L. Sedney, Jonathan M. Morris, Caterina Giannini, Michael J. Link, Keith M. Swetz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2012-01-01
Subjects:
Neurosurgery
sarcoma
pituitary adenoma
radiation therapy
Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/rt/article/view/2869

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