De novo formation of brain tumors in pediatric population following therapeutic cranial irradiation

BİLGİNER B., Tuerk C. C., NARİN F., Hazer B., Hanalioglu S., OĞUZ K. K., ...More

CHILDS NERVOUS SYSTEM, vol.31, no.6, pp.893-899, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 31 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00381-015-2689-3
  • Journal Name: CHILDS NERVOUS SYSTEM
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.893-899
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Tumors of central nervous system (CNS) are accounted as the second most common tumors in childhood (21 % of all cancers) following hematologic malignancies. The patients can suffer more than one cancer in their lifetime, and radiotherapy is claimed for de novo formation of a new tumor in years after treatment of an initial tumor.