Spontaneous Resolution of Radiotherapy-induced Craniopharyngioma Cyst

Craniopharyngioma cyst enlargement after surgery and radiation therapy is often presumed to represent a treatment failure, instigating further management strategies. We present an eight-year-old girl with a small intrasellar residuum post-resection who then developed cystic enlargement post-radiothe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Teo, Mario, Cowie, Fiona, Fivey, Paul, St.George, Jerome
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2015
Materias:
Radiation Oncology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4494584/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26180696
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.272
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Sumario:Craniopharyngioma cyst enlargement after surgery and radiation therapy is often presumed to represent a treatment failure, instigating further management strategies. We present an eight-year-old girl with a small intrasellar residuum post-resection who then developed cystic enlargement post-radiotherapy. With close surveillance, the cyst spontaneously resolved.

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