Late Temporal Lobe Necrosis After Conventional Radiotherapy for Carcinoma of Maxillary Sinus

Overview

Journal Med Oncol

Publisher Springer

Specialty Oncology

Date 2012 Jan 17

PMID 22246565

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Authors

Madhava R Kanakamedala

Ali Mahta

Jianlin Liu

Santosh Kesari

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Abstract

Cerebral radiation necrosis is a serious late complication after conventional radiotherapy that can present with focal neurologic deficits or with more generalized signs and symptoms of increased intracranial pressure, depending on the location. The incidence and severity of radionecrosis are dose-volume dependent. We report a case of cerebral radiation necrosis 5 years after radiotherapy for a maxillary sinus carcinoma.

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