Necrosis of the optic tract, hypothalamus and brain stem after irradiation of a pituitary adenoma with conventional doses
Delattre, J.Y.; Poisson, M.; Pertuiset, B.F.; Touati, M.; Duyckaerts, C.; Hauw, J.J.
Revue Neurologique (Paris) 142(3): 232-237
1986
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-3787 PMID: 3797927 Document Number: 274895
A 56-year-old man had radiation necrosis of the optic pathways, hypothalamus and brainstem following irradiation of a pituitary adenoma at a conventional dose. Factors which predispose to this complication are discussed. Vascular risk factors appear to facilitate radiation induced necrosis, and a reduction of doses is suggested in these cases.
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