Side effects of oncologic therapies in the pediatric central nervous system: update on neuroimaging findings.
Radiographics
; 31(4): 1123-39, 2011.
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ABSTRACT
The need for early, accurate diagnosis of central nervous system (CNS) complications occurring during and after pediatric cancer treatment is growing because of the improvement in overall survival rates related to innovative and aggressive oncologic therapies. An elevated degree of suspicion is needed to recognize the radiologic features of these CNS complications. Radiologists need familiarity with the early and late side effects of cancer therapy in the pediatric CNS (eg, toxic effects, infection, endocrine or sensory dysfunction, neuropsychologic impairment, second malignancies), in order to accelerate the imaging diagnosis and minimize as much as possible the associated morbidity. Acquisition of knowledge about these complications will enable the development of more appropriate therapeutic trials and more effective patient surveillance and will lead to an improved quality of life by decreasing the long-term sequelae in survivors.
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Assunto principal:
Complicações Pós-Operatórias
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Lesões por Radiação
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Radioterapia
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Neoplasias Encefálicas
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Procedimentos Neurocirúrgicos
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Efeitos Colaterais e Reações Adversas Relacionados a Medicamentos
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Antineoplásicos
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Radiographics
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Espanha