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  • Title: Radiation-induced intracranial meningiomas: review of six operated cases.
    Author: De Tommasi A, Occhiogrosso M, De Tommasi C, Cimmino A, Sanguedolce F, Vailati G.
    Journal: Neurosurg Rev; 2005 Apr; 28(2):104-14. PubMed ID: 15565500.
    Abstract:
    It is well known that radiation can induce meningiomas. These tumors usually arise in patients with a history of low-dose radiation to the scalp for treatment of tinea capitis or high-dose radiation for a previous brain tumor. Radiation-associated meningiomas (RAMs) morphologically resemble their spontaneously arising counterparts. However, RAMs frequently present a more malignant phenotype and, as such, are diagnosed as "atypical" or "aggressive" meningiomas and occur predominantly in younger patients. This paper describes six cases of radiation-associated intracranial meningiomas in patients previously treated with low-dose radiation to the scalp for tinea capitis.
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