Haemangiopericytoma presenting as acute subdural haematoma

Haemangiopericytoma presenting as acute subdural haematoma

Haemangiopericytomas are vascular neoplasms that arise from capillary pericytes. They rarely present with haemorrhage. We report a patient whose meningeal tumour was revealed by acute subdural and intratumoural haemorrhage.

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Veröffentlicht in:British journal of neurosurgery 2003-12, Vol.17 (6), p.559-561
Hauptverfasser: Ajani, OA, Ejeckam, GC, Raza, A
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Case studies
Hemangiopericytoma - complications
Hemangiopericytoma - diagnosis
Hemangiopericytoma - surgery
Hematoma, Subdural, Acute - etiology
Hemorrhage
Humans
Male
Medical diagnosis
Medical sciences
Meningeal Neoplasms - complications
Meningeal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Meningeal Neoplasms - surgery
Neurology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tropical medicine
Tumors
Tumors of the nervous system. Phacomatoses
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Zusammenfassung:Haemangiopericytomas are vascular neoplasms that arise from capillary pericytes. They rarely present with haemorrhage. We report a patient whose meningeal tumour was revealed by acute subdural and intratumoural haemorrhage.
ISSN:0268-8697
1360-046X
DOI:10.1080/02688690310001626877