Abstract
Meningiomas are the most common tumors that develop following cranial radiotherapy.
They have a shorter latency period and an aggressive behavior when compared with spontaneously
occurring meningiomas. We report a 69-year-old male who underwent high-dose radiotherapy
for recurrent pituitary adenoma and later developed temporal high-grade meningioma
which was excised. Patient developed tumor bed bleed twice in the postoperative period
and succumbed subsequently to the disease. After a thorough review of literature,
this may be the second case of radiation-induced grade III papillary meningioma which
has been reported.
Keywords
radiation-induced meningioma - spontaneous meningioma - pituitary adenoma - fungal
sinusitis
