Multifocal enhancing magnetic resonance imaging lesions following cranial irradiation

Kendra Peterson, H. Brent Clark, Walter A. Hall, Chip Truwit

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Abstract

Radiation necrosis is a delayed complication of cranial irradiation, typically presenting as a single intracerebral mass that is radiographically indistinguishable from recurrent tumor. We describe 6 patients with a distinct radiographic syndrome of multifocal enhancing lesions on magnetic resonance images, and their variable clinical courses: some fluctuating, some spontaneously resolving, and some demonstrating fulminant progression to frank necrosis.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)237-244
Number of pages8
JournalAnnals of Neurology
Volume38
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 1995

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