Coexistence of radiation-induced glioma and acute pontine infarct 40 years after radiotherapy for glioma: A case report
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Isa Cam; Mehmet Gencturk; Alexander M. McKinney
- Source
- Clinical Imaging. 67:194-197
- Subject
- medicine.medical_specialty
Unusual case
business.industry
medicine.medical_treatment
Brain radiotherapy
Brain stem glioma
medicine.disease
nervous system diseases
030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging
Radiation therapy
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Glioma
Medicine
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Radiology
business
Radiation induced malignancy
neoplasms
Stroke
- Language
- ISSN
- 0899-7071
We report an unusual case of radiation-induced glioma with a very long latent period. The patient had a history of brain stem glioma diagnosed 40 years earlier treated by radiotherapy. For treatment of radiation-induced glioma, radiotherapy was utilized again. Following therapy, the patient presented with an acute pontine infarct. To the best of our knowledge this may be the first report of radiation-induced glioma and radiation-induced stroke occurring within the same patient.