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11846046

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-2-15
pubmed:abstractText
We report a case of a 37-year-old female who suffered from seizures and underwent external beam radiotherapy due to a suspected low-grade astrocytoma in the left hemisphere. After 7 years free of seizures under antiepileptic treatment and no signs of change in the yearly performed control MRI, she developed a progressive right-sided hemiparesis. MRI now showed an enhancing lesion with space occupying perifocal edema in the entire left hemisphere. Stereotactic biopsy revealed only inflammation. Due to further progress of the neurological deficit an open biopsy was performed. Histological examination revealed a middle-graded astrocytoma and a radiation necrosis. This case demonstrates that radiation necrosis and tumor recurrence may develop concurrently and that it may be difficult to distinguish them by clinical or radiological methods.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0722-5091
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
9-12
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Is stereotactic biopsy a reliable method to differentiate tumor from radiation necrosis?
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, University of Essen, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports