Intracranial Meningiomas Developing at Long Intervals Following Low-Dose X-Ray Irradiation of the Head

Volume: 70, Issue: 1, Pages: 59 - 65
Published: Oct 1, 2004
Abstract
Five patients are reported who underwent X-ray epilation in childhood for tinea capitis and who developed meningiomas after about four decades. X-ray irradiation resulted in permanent alopecia in four of the five patients. In four patients the tumors were found on the convexity, one patient had a tuberculum sellae meningioma. All five patients underwent surgery. Recurrence was noted in three of the five patients, one of them was reoperated. No...
Paper Details
Title
Intracranial Meningiomas Developing at Long Intervals Following Low-Dose X-Ray Irradiation of the Head
Published Date
Oct 1, 2004
Volume
70
Issue
1
Pages
59 - 65
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