Delayed radiation-induced cerebral vasculopathy mimicking tumour in an adolescent 14 years after radiation therapy for posterior fossa ependymoma

BMJ Case Rep. 2024 May 6;17(5):e260574. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2024-260574.

Authors

Michael S Kung¹, Pournima Navalkele^{2

1}, John Ross Crawford^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, USA.
² Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Orange County, Orange, California, USA.
³ Pediatrics, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, USA john.crawford@choc.org.
⁴ Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Orange County, Orange, USA.

PMID: 38719251
PMCID: PMC11085884 (available on 2026-05-06)
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2024-260574

No abstract available

Keywords: Neuroimaging; Stroke.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Cerebrovascular Disorders / diagnostic imaging
Cerebrovascular Disorders / etiology
Diagnosis, Differential
Ependymoma* / radiotherapy
Female
Humans
Infratentorial Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
Infratentorial Neoplasms* / radiotherapy
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Radiation Injuries* / diagnosis
Radiation Injuries* / etiology