Radiation-induced intracranial meningioma and multiple cavernomas

Danai Chourmouzi; Elissavet Papadopoulou; Athanasios Kontopoulos; Antonios Drevelegas

doi:10.1136/bcr-2013-010041

Radiation-induced intracranial meningioma and multiple cavernomas

BMJ Case Rep. 2013 Sep 19:2013:bcr2013010041. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-010041.

Authors

Danai Chourmouzi¹, Elissavet Papadopoulou, Athanasios Kontopoulos, Antonios Drevelegas

Affiliation

¹ Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Interbalcan Medical Centre, Thessaloniki, Greece.

Abstract

Brain irradiation has several well-known long-term side effects, including radiation-induced neoplasms and vasculopathy. In this case report, we describe an extremely rare case of meningioma and 15 cavernomas developing in a 29-year-old man, 19 years after cranial irradiation for posterior cranial fossa medulloblastoma. To our knowledge, this is the first case of a radiation-induced meningioma accompanied by this many radiation-induced cavernous angiomas.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Cerebellar Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
Cerebellar Neoplasms / surgery
Diagnosis, Differential
Follow-Up Studies
Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System / diagnosis
Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System / etiology*
Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System / surgery
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Medulloblastoma / radiotherapy*
Medulloblastoma / surgery
Meningeal Neoplasms / diagnosis
Meningeal Neoplasms / etiology*
Meningeal Neoplasms / surgery
Meningioma / diagnosis
Meningioma / etiology*
Meningioma / surgery
Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / diagnosis*
Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / surgery
Neurosurgical Procedures