Disseminated aspergillosis following radiation therapy for medulloblastoma.
نویسندگان
چکیده
A 16 year old girl who underwent surgery and radiotherapy for medulloblastoma is described. Shortly following the completion of treatment symptoms developed suggestive of tumour recurrence. At post mortem the cause was identified as disseminated aspergillosis with extensive cerebral involvement. The importance of this unusual complication is discussed.
منابع مشابه
Medulloblastoma: clinical and biologic aspects.
Medulloblastoma is the most common childhood primary CNS tumor, and treatment approaches have evolved over the past three decades. The biologic underpinnings of medulloblastoma are not fully characterized, but recent work has identified new, important directions for research. Stratification of patients with medulloblastoma into risk groups is the backbone of most ongoing therapeutic studies. Pa...
متن کاملDisseminated Fusariosis Following Cutaneous Injury From Contact With a Palm Tree
Opportunistic fungal infections are increasingly common in patients who undergo hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). Voriconazole is frequently used in allogeneic SCT recipients who receive immunosuppressant therapy for graft versus host disease to prevent invasive aspergillosis. Indications for voriconazole use include invasive aspergillosis, candidemia, Scedosporium apiospermum infectio...
متن کاملMedulloblastoma With Extensive Nodularity: Tailored Therapy in a Low-resource Setting.
Treatment for medulloblastoma carries significant risks, particularly in resource-constrained settings. We report a case of a Mexican infant with desmoplastic/nodular medulloblastoma. Given the nature of her tumor, we developed a tailored regimen following subtotal resection to avoid both radiation therapy and the high-dose cisplatin therapy offered at most centers in the United States. The pat...
متن کاملMedulloblastoma with myogenic differentiation: a rare medulloblastoma variant in a young child.
To cite: Crawford JR, Levy ML. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2015212322 DESCRIPTION A 3-year-old girl presented with a 3-week history of headaches, unsteady gait and episodic vomiting. On neurological examination, she had gaze-evoked nystagmus, intermittent titubation and mild ataxic gait. MRI revealed a large posterior fossa tumour with reduced ...
متن کاملCraniospinal Irradiation in Medulloblastoma using High Energy Medical Linear Accelerator: an Innovative Approach to Planning Technique
Background: Craniospinal irradiation (CSI) of medulloblastoma poses technological challenges due to the involvement of large treatment volume. Commonly, the whole treatment length is covered with two different isocentric plans in which the junction is shifted after every five fractions to overcome the possibility of hot and cold spot.Objective: This study aims to evaluate dosimetrically and cli...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
برای دانلود متن کامل این مقاله و بیش از 32 میلیون مقاله دیگر ابتدا ثبت نام کنید
ثبت ناماگر عضو سایت هستید لطفا وارد حساب کاربری خود شوید
ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 61 714 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1985