Glioblastoma induction after radiosurgery for meningioma

Lancet. 2000 Nov 4;356(9241):1576-7. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)03134-2.

Abstract

A 70-year-old woman developed a glioblastoma in the irradiated field 7 years after stereotactic radiosurgery for meningioma. Glioma induction has been previously reported after external beam radiation for leukaemia, pituitary adenoma, tinea capitus, and meningioma. This radiosurgery-induced malignancy may portend further reports of tumour induction. The theoretical risk of tumour induction by low doses of radiation to normal neural tissue after radiosurgery is now confirmed. Reports of additional cases of radiosurgery-induced tumours might temper the use of this increasingly used technique for benign surgically accessible lesions.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Brain Neoplasms / etiology*
  • Brain Neoplasms / pathology
  • Female
  • Glioblastoma / etiology*
  • Glioblastoma / pathology
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Meningioma / pathology
  • Meningioma / surgery*
  • Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced*
  • Radiosurgery / adverse effects*