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Published on: January 17, 2018
Can radiation induce pituitary tumors? Giant prolactinoma after radiation exposure
Nilesh S Kurwale1, Faiz Uddin Ahmad, Gurudatt Satyarthi
1Cardio-Neuro Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110 029, India.
Abstract:
Radiation is a well-known etiology for many CNS tumors, including meningiomas, sarcomas and gliomas. However, occurrence of pituitary adenoma after radiation exposure is rare. We report a 21-year-old man with a pituitary adenoma, who was treated with post-operative radiotherapy for pontine glioma at 6 years of age. The role of radiation exposure in the etiology of pituitary adenoma is discussed, along with a literature review of radiation-induced tumors.
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