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Recurrent delayed brain hemorrhage over years after irradiation and chemotherapy for astrocytoma

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We report on an adult patient with a right frontal astrocytoma, classification WHO II, who suffered from radionecrosis 3.5 years after surgery and combined radio- and chemotherapy. Beginning 8 years after initial diagnosis, repeated episodes of bilateral cerebral hemorrhage and cavitation occurred. This case description emphasizes the possibility of repeated hemorrhage as a delayed reaction to brain irradiation and chemotherapy.

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  1. Department of Neuroradiology, Eberhard Karls University, Hoppe-Seyler-Strasse 3, 72076 Tübingen, Germany

    Andreas Hillemanns, Martin Skalej & Hilmar Krapf

  2. Department of Radiooncology, Eberhard Karls University, Hoppe-Seyler-Strasse 3, 72076 Tübingen, Germany

    Rolf-Dieter Kortmann

  3. Department of Neurology, Eberhard Karls University, Hoppe-Seyler-Strasse 3, 72076 Tübingen, Germany

    Ulrich Herrlinger

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Hillemanns, A., Kortmann, RD., Herrlinger, U. et al. Recurrent delayed brain hemorrhage over years after irradiation and chemotherapy for astrocytoma. Eur Radiol 13, 1891–1894 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-002-1635-4

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