Radionecrosis Secondary to Interstitial Brachytherapy
Neurosurgery/Neurosurgery online(1992)
摘要
RADIATION-INDUCED TISSUE DAMAGE in the central nervous system is a well-known complication of interstitial brachytherapy for brain tumors, yet imaging correlates have historically been based upon computed tomographic scans. We now present magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to correlate radiation changes after interstitial brachytherapy with the histopathology. The central nervous system of a 38-year-old man with a left frontal cerebral glioma diagnosed by stereotactic biopsy was treated with interstitial brachytherapy (iridium-192, 47 Gy), followed by limited-field irradiation (45 Gy). With progressive deterioration, a second biopsy demonstrated radiation changes. Despite aggressive medical management, the patient died 9 months after completion of radiation therapy. Postmortem evaluation compared MRI scans of the intact, fixed brain with the histopathology. Axial sections (10 mm) obtained by MRI scan and autopsy brain slices were cut in the identical plane. Neuroimaging and histopathological findings of the lesion correlated within 2 to 3 mm resolution. In the peripheral white matter, MRI scan did not indicate the extent of radiation effect histologically. We suggest that MRI has limited utility in assessing the extent of impact of radiation on surrounding brain.
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BRACHYTHERAPY,BRAIN NEOPLASM,MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING,RADIATION NECROSIS HISTOPATHOLOGY
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