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ArticlePediatric blood & cancer2020

Treatment-related calvarial lesions in pediatric brain tumor survivors.

David Wallace, Douglas R Taylor, Haitao Pan, Scott Hwang, John T Lucas, Paul Klimo, Santhosh A Upadhyaya, Frederick A Boop

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Article in Pediatric blood & cancer, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Benign skull and subdural lesions in patients with prior medulloblastoma therapy.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2021
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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

David WallaceCollege of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee.ORCID 0000-0002-7943-9248
Douglas R TaylorDepartment of Neurosurgery, LeBonheur Children's Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee.
Haitao PanDepartment of Biostatistics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee.
Scott HwangDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee.
John T LucasDepartment of Radiation Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee.
Paul KlimoDepartment of Neurosurgery, LeBonheur Children's Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee.
Santhosh A UpadhyayaDivision of Neuro-Oncology, Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee.ORCID 0000-0001-6101-149X
Frederick A BoopDepartment of Neurosurgery, LeBonheur Children's Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital · USLe Bonheur Children's Hospital · USUniversity of Tennessee Health Science Center · US

Funding

Viral Vector Technology (VVTSR)P30CA021765 · NCI · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI CHARLES ROBERTS · 1985 to 2026
$166.9M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA021765
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDespite improved survival, many pediatric brain tumor survivors receiving radiation therapy (RT) experience late effects. PROCEDURE: To study calvarial lesions in this population, we retrospectively reviewed records of patients undergoing neurosurgical evaluation for calvarial bone lesions detected in posttreatment follow-up imaging at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Primary tumor diagnosis, treatment, imaging, surgical intervention, and histopathology from patients with radiographic evidence of lesions followed for ≥2 years post-RT were studied.

resultsFor 17 patients with 18 index lesions, median time to lesion manifestation was 2.34 years. Medulloblastoma patients developed lesions at a shorter interval from RT than ependymoma patients (P = .05). Twelve of 14 lesions requiring surgery were benign fibro-osseous or sclerotic. Two malignant lesions distinct from the primary tumor had genetic predisposition to malignancy.

conclusionMost calvarial lesions arising post-RT are benign and fibro-osseous. Serial imaging is recommended, and high index of suspicion for malignant lesions is warranted for patients genetically predisposed to cancer.

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AdolescentCancer SurvivorsCerebellar NeoplasmsChildChild, PreschoolEpendymomaFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansInfantMaleMedulloblastomaNeoplasms, Radiation-InducedPrognosisRadiotherapyRetrospective Studiescalvarial lesionpediatric brain tumorradiation therapy

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PMID32286018
PMCPMC8674206
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