Radiation-Induced Cavernoma after Total Body Irradiation and Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in an Adult Patient Suffering from Acute Myeloid Leukaemia
Cerebral cavernomas are thin-walled vascular lesions composed of dilated capillary spaces. De novo formation of cavernomas after cerebral radiotherapy has been suspected since 1994. They are mostly seen in children after irradiation of brain tumours. Radiation dose and the developing juvenile brain...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2013-04-01
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| Series: | Case Reports in Neurology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/351069 |