Esteves Sara C, Szymanski Kathryn A, Kuwabara Michael S
Neuroradiology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Phoenix, USA.
Neuroradiology, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, USA.
Cureus. 2024 Aug 30;16(8):e68213. doi: 10.7759/cureus.68213. eCollection 2024 Aug.
This case report discusses a patient diagnosed with radiation-induced cerebral vasculopathy who presented after cerebral irradiation of metastatic medulloblastoma to raise awareness of radiation-induced cerebral vasculopathy. Because radiation therapy has revolutionized treatment for children with brain cancers, radiation-induced vasculopathy is becoming ever more prominent, and its recognition is crucial to implementing early treatment strategies to improve patient outcomes. Currently, medical management is poorly defined, largely unexamined, and poorly studied. Because the clinical features of this disease are nonspecific, radiation-induced cerebral vasculopathy remains a diagnosis of exclusion and an essential addition to the differential diagnosis. Discussion regarding standardized treatment, screening, and guidelines is necessary to improve treatment and survival.
本病例报告讨论了一名被诊断为放射性脑脊髓病的患者,该患者在转移性髓母细胞瘤脑照射后出现症状,旨在提高对放射性脑脊髓病的认识。由于放射治疗彻底改变了儿童脑癌的治疗方式,放射性血管病日益突出,认识到这一点对于实施早期治疗策略以改善患者预后至关重要。目前,药物治疗的定义不明确,大多未经检验,且研究较少。由于这种疾病的临床特征不具有特异性,放射性脑脊髓病仍然是一种排除性诊断,也是鉴别诊断中必不可少的一项。关于标准化治疗、筛查和指南的讨论对于改善治疗和提高生存率是必要的。