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.
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| author | Cara L. Sedney Jonathan M. Morris Caterina Giannini Michael J. Link Keith M. Swetz |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e2e927fee6a045a6ac43a08ca51bfde42025-08-19T20:52:50ZengSAGE PublishingRare Tumors2036-36052036-36132012-01-0141e7e710.4081/rt.2012.e71949Radiation-associated sarcoma of the skull base after irradiation for pituitary adenomaCara L. Sedney0Jonathan M. Morris1Caterina Giannini2Michael J. Link3Keith M. Swetz4Department of Neurosurgery, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WVDepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MNDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MNDepartment of Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MNDivision of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MNSecondary, 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.http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/rt/article/view/2869Neurosurgerysarcomapituitary adenomaradiation therapy |
| spellingShingle | Cara L. Sedney Jonathan M. Morris Caterina Giannini Michael J. Link Keith M. Swetz Radiation-associated sarcoma of the skull base after irradiation for pituitary adenoma Neurosurgery sarcoma pituitary adenoma radiation therapy |
| title | Radiation-associated sarcoma of the skull base after irradiation for pituitary adenoma |
| title_full | Radiation-associated sarcoma of the skull base after irradiation for pituitary adenoma |
| title_fullStr | Radiation-associated sarcoma of the skull base after irradiation for pituitary adenoma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Radiation-associated sarcoma of the skull base after irradiation for pituitary adenoma |
| title_short | Radiation-associated sarcoma of the skull base after irradiation for pituitary adenoma |
| title_sort | radiation associated sarcoma of the skull base after irradiation for pituitary adenoma |
| topic | Neurosurgery sarcoma pituitary adenoma radiation therapy |
| url | http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/rt/article/view/2869 |
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