Radiation-induced schwannomas

Journal Article · Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989 · Neurosurgery; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1227/00006123-198906000-00026· OSTI ID:5596918

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

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.

• Research Organization: Beilinson Medical Center (Israel)
• OSTI ID: 5596918
• Journal Information: Neurosurgery; (United States), Vol. 24:6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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