TY - JOUR
T1 - Tumefactive cysts
T2 - A delayed complication following radiosurgery for cerebral arterial venous malformations
AU - Edmister, Whitney B.
AU - Lane, John I.
AU - Gilbertson, Julie R.
AU - Brown, Robert D.
AU - Pollock, Bruce E.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - We report five cases of symptomatic delayed cyst formation after radiosurgery for intracranial arterial venous malformations. Median time to discovery of the cysts following most recent radiosurgery was 59 months (range, 34-89 months). In all five patients, the radiation therapy-induced cysts exhibited tumefactive characteristics, including vasogenic edema, mass effect, and nodular enhancement. Despite these malignant features, these cystic lesions should be recognized as a benign complication of radiosurgery so that proper treatment (i.e., cystoperitoneal shunt surgery or excision) can be initiated.
AB - We report five cases of symptomatic delayed cyst formation after radiosurgery for intracranial arterial venous malformations. Median time to discovery of the cysts following most recent radiosurgery was 59 months (range, 34-89 months). In all five patients, the radiation therapy-induced cysts exhibited tumefactive characteristics, including vasogenic edema, mass effect, and nodular enhancement. Despite these malignant features, these cystic lesions should be recognized as a benign complication of radiosurgery so that proper treatment (i.e., cystoperitoneal shunt surgery or excision) can be initiated.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 15891175
AN - SCOPUS:33644816209
SN - 0195-6108
VL - 26
SP - 1152
EP - 1157
JO - American Journal of Neuroradiology
JF - American Journal of Neuroradiology
IS - 5
ER -