Pituitary fibrosarcoma secondary to radiation therapy. [/sup 60/Co. gamma. ray therapy of chromophobe adenoma]

Journal Article · Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1978 · Cancer; (United States)

OSTI ID:6751930

Ahmad, K; Fayos, J V

A patient who received postoperative radiation therapy for the treatment of a chromophobe adenoma developed a fibrosarcoma of the pituitary gland region 10 years later. A single course of irradiation was given with a total dose to the pituitary of 4092 rad in 21 fractions and 29 days using cobalt-60 radiation at a source to skin distance of 80 cm.

• Research Organization: Alice Crocker Lloyd Radiation Therapy Center, Ann Arbor, MI
• OSTI ID: 6751930
• Journal Information: Cancer; (United States), Vol. 42:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
FIBROSARCOMAS
RADIOINDUCTION
HEAD
FRACTIONATED IRRADIATION
PITUITARY GLAND
DELAYED RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIOTHERAPY
SIDE EFFECTS
ADENOMAS
COBALT 60
EXTERNAL IRRADIATION
GAMMA RADIATION
LOCAL IRRADIATION
PATIENTS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
BODY
BODY AREAS
COBALT ISOTOPES
DISEASES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ENDOCRINE GLANDS
GLANDS
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES
IONIZING RADIATIONS
IRRADIATION
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
MEDICINE
MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
NEOPLASMS
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
ORGANS
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATIONS
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIOLOGY
SARCOMAS
THERAPY
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
560151* - Radiation Effects on Animals- Man