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Secondary glioblastoma multiforme after treatment for primary choroid plexus carcinoma in childhood.

Postovsky S, Vlodavsky E, Eran A, Guilburd J, Ben Arush MW

Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Meyer Children's Hospital, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel. s_postovsky@rambam.health.gov.il

A 15-year-old boy was diagnosed with choroid plexus carcinoma (CPC) of the right lateral ventricle. His metastatic work-up was negative. After complete macroscopic resection of the tumor, the patient was treated with chemotherapy consisting of vincristine, cisplatin, etoposide, and carboplatin, followed by radiotherapy for a total dose of 34.2 Gy on the whole craniospinal axis plus a boost of 19.8 Gy at the tumor region. The patient remained in complete clinical and radiologic remission over the next 5 years when a secondary malignant tumor, glioblastoma multiforme, a rare complication of the treatment of CPC, was diagnosed. This case reflects the necessity of thorough follow-up in long-term survivors of CPC.

Published 6 April 2007 in J Pediatr Hematol Oncol, 29(4): 248-52.
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