Abstract
The authors report their experience with an unusual case of intracerebral sarcoma of meningeal cell origin in an 8 1/2 -year-old girl. This tumor occurred 6 1/2 years after cranial irradiation at relatively low dosage (2200 rads) had been delivered to the head in the course of a mutlimodality treatment for acute lymphocytic leukemia. The tumor recurred approximately 10 months after the first surgical intervention. Macroscopic total excision of the recurrent growth followed by whole-brain irradiation (4500 rads) failed to eradicate it completely and local recurrence prompted reoperation 18 months later. This complication of treatment in long-term childhood leukemia survivors is briefly discussed, as well as the pathology of meningeal sarcomas.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 772-776 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Neurosurgery |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 1984 |
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ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Clinical Neurology
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