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    J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2010 Feb;5(2):179-83.

    Anaplastic oligodendrogliomas after treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children: report of 2 cases.

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    Department of Neurosurgery, University of Athens, Athens, Greece. alexiougrg@yahoo.gr

    Abstract

    Radiation-induced brain tumors are suggested to be the late complication of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) treatment. High-grade gliomas, meningiomas, and sarcomas are the most frequent neoplasms. Secondary anaplastic oligodendrogliomas are exceedingly rare. Five cases of pure anaplastic oligodendroglioma have been reported in the literature, and only 1 case was in a child after ALL treatment. The authors present 2 cases of pediatric anaplastic oligodendroglioma after treatment of ALL. Furthermore, they performed a molecular cytogenetic study and found loss of 1p in both cases. The authors provide a review of the previous cases and discuss their findings.

    PMID:
    20121367
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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