Acute hyperthermia following stereotactic radiosurgery for pituitary adenoma
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Published on: August 25, 2012
J A Kalapurakal1, C L Silverman, N Akhtar
1Department of Radiation Oncology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA.
Abstract:
A 71-year-old male presented with a large pituitary adenoma with superior extension into the optic chiasm and suprasellar cistern. He was treated with stereotactic radiosurgery to a dose of 16 Gy. Approximately 1 h after radiosurgery he developed fever; his temperature peaked at 105.1 degrees F and normalized about 20 h later. This case demonstrates that acute hyperthermia is a potential complication following high dose stereotactic radiosurgery for large pituitary tumours.
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