Abstract
The authors report the case of a man who underwent cranial surgery for the removal of a craniopharyngioma using a right pterional approach. Three months later, he developed a right-sided temporal glioblastoma. The presentation is suggestive of a causal relationship between surgery and the development of a malignant glial tumor.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating / therapeutic use
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Brain Neoplasms / etiology*
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Brain Neoplasms / therapy*
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Chemoradiotherapy
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Clinical Protocols
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Craniopharyngioma / complications*
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Craniopharyngioma / surgery*
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Dacarbazine / analogs & derivatives
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Dacarbazine / therapeutic use
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Glioblastoma / etiology*
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Glioblastoma / therapy*
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Humans
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Immunohistochemistry
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Neurosurgical Procedures
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Pituitary Neoplasms / complications*
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Pituitary Neoplasms / surgery*
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Temozolomide
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Substances
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Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating
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Dacarbazine
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Temozolomide