Radiotherapy induced cavernomas in adult cancer patients

Radiother Oncol. 2018 May;127(2):287-291. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2018.02.026. Epub 2018 Mar 19.

Abstract

Cerebral Cavernomas (CC) are vascular malformations located in the Central Nervous System (CNS) characterized by endothelium-lined vascular channels without parenchyma between them, whose main risk is hemorrhage. The aim of this study is to report adult cancer patients that developed CC after radiotherapy (RT) to the CNS during oncological surveillance.

Keywords: Cancer; Cavernomas; Central Nervous System; Radiotherapy-induced.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Central Nervous System Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Central Nervous System Neoplasms / etiology*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System / diagnostic imaging
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
  • Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / diagnostic imaging
  • Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / etiology*
  • Young Adult