Erratum to: Delayed development of a rhabdomyosarcoma following radiation for a spinal cord glioma

Radiation-induced sarcomas represent a rare delayed-late secondary complication of radiation therapy. Radiation-associated sarcomas are associated with a worse overall prognosis compared to sporadic sarcomas irrespective of histological type. Herein we report a case of a 65-year old man who underwen...

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Published in:Journal of neuro-oncology 2013-03, Vol.112 (1), p.119-119
Main Authors: Marzbani, Edmond, Jones, Robin L., Fink, James, Chamberlain, Marc C.
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Language:English
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Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neurology
Oncology
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Summary:Radiation-induced sarcomas represent a rare delayed-late secondary complication of radiation therapy. Radiation-associated sarcomas are associated with a worse overall prognosis compared to sporadic sarcomas irrespective of histological type. Herein we report a case of a 65-year old man who underwent surgery and radiation therapy for a T4 spinal cord low-grade two astrocytoma in 1965 and presented over 40 years later with spinal cord complex intramedullary tumor involving the thoracic cord with drop metastases in the lumbar spine. Histology from a partial resection of the thoracic spinal tumor revealed a high-grade rhabdomyosarcoma. In addition to the rarity of radiation-induced sarcoma arising following the treatment of a spinal cord glioma, this case study represents one of the first reports of a spinal cord rhabdomyosarcoma arising in this setting.
ISSN:0167-594X
1573-7373
DOI:10.1007/s11060-013-1053-2