Fibrosarcoma after high energy radiation therapy for pituitary adenoma

Journal Article · Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1980 · Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.135.5.1087· OSTI ID:7056844

Martin, W H ^[1]; Cail, W S; Morris, J L; Constable, W C

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1. Univ. of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA

Pituitary sarcoma is a rare late complication of radiotherapy for pituitary tumors. Although early case reports involved multiple courses of relatively low-energy radiation therapy, pituitary sarcoma has been seen with single courses of high-energy x-ray or heavy particle radiotherapy. This report describes a fibrosarcoma of the pituitary occurring 5 years after 4,500 rad (45 Gy) of x-irradiation delivered in 20 treatments over 3 weeks by an 8 MeV linear accelerator.

• OSTI ID: 7056844
• Journal Information: Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States), Vol. 135:5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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