Radiation-induced schwannomas

A. B. Rubinstein, E. Reichenthal, H. Borohov

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Abstract

The histopathology and clinical course of three patients with schwannomas of the brain and high cervical cord after therapeutic irradiation for intracranial malignancy and for ringworm of the scalp are described. Earlier reports in the literature indicated that radiation of the scalp may induce tumors in the head and neck. It is therefore suggested that therapeutic irradiation in these instances was a causative factor in the genesis of these tumors.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)929-932
Number of pages4
JournalNeurosurgery
Volume24
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 1989
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery
  • Clinical Neurology

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