[Pathogenesis of late radiation necrosis of the brain]. 1983

L V Shishkina, and T M Vikhert, and F M Liass

The pathogenesis of late radiation necroses remains still unsolved in the problem of cerebral radiation injuries. The problem of primary site: vessels or medulla is a disputable one. In this case cerebral radiation nectosis developed in a 32-year-old woman 1.5 yrs. after the last course of radiotherapy for hypophyseal adenoma was over. The authors give an irradiation scheme and a detailed histological description of the foci of late radiation necrosis in the temporal lobe and in the substance of the Varolii pons which is not the zone of direct exposure. The histological picture described in the above foci is similar in many details to the process that takes place in experimental allergic encephalomyelites developing in sensitized animals. The time course of histological changes in the foci of radiation necroses shows that the process does not develop steeply but increases gradually affecting the adjoining zones of the medulla that cannot be accounted for by the direct involvement of the medullary tissue only during radiation. Thus it can be assumed that the process develops like an allergic reaction where the role of the allergen is played by the decomposition products of myelin that appear in the affected focus.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009336 Necrosis The death of cells in an organ or tissue due to disease, injury or failure of the blood supply.
D010910 Pituitary Irradiation Radiation therapy used to treat the PITUITARY GLAND. Pituitary Gland Irradiation,Gland Irradiation, Pituitary,Gland Irradiations, Pituitary,Irradiation, Pituitary,Irradiation, Pituitary Gland,Irradiations, Pituitary,Irradiations, Pituitary Gland,Pituitary Gland Irradiations,Pituitary Irradiations
D011832 Radiation Injuries Harmful effects of non-experimental exposure to ionizing or non-ionizing radiation in VERTEBRATES. Radiation Sickness,Radiation Syndrome,Injuries, Radiation,Injury, Radiation,Radiation Injury,Radiation Sicknesses,Radiation Syndromes,Sickness, Radiation,Sicknesses, Radiation,Syndrome, Radiation,Syndromes, Radiation
D001921 Brain The part of CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM that is contained within the skull (CRANIUM). Arising from the NEURAL TUBE, the embryonic brain is comprised of three major parts including PROSENCEPHALON (the forebrain); MESENCEPHALON (the midbrain); and RHOMBENCEPHALON (the hindbrain). The developed brain consists of CEREBRUM; CEREBELLUM; and other structures in the BRAIN STEM. Encephalon
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D013997 Time Factors Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations. Time Series,Factor, Time,Time Factor

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