Meningioma following irradiation.

The case of a young woman who developed initial symptoms of an intracranial mass lesion 17 years after undergoing irradiation for a port-wine stain of the right fronto-temporal and periorbital scalp and face is reported. A right sphenoid wing meningioma was removed 6 years later. The possible relationship betweenthe development of the meningioma and the previous radiotherapy is discussed.