Increase in contrast-enhancing volume of irradiated meningiomas reflects tumor progression and not pseudoprogression

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
² Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
³ Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
⁴ Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Hans-Georg Wirsching et al. Neuro Oncol. 2021.

. 2021 Sep 1;23(9):1612-1613.

doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noab119.

¹ Department of Neurology, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
² Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
³ Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
⁴ Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

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