Haemorrhage in intradiploic haemangioma mimicking extradural haematoma.
Traumatic haemorrhage in a previously occult intradiploic haemangioma in an elderly lady resulted in clinical and computer tomographic (CT) appearances mimicking an extradural haematoma. Literature relevant to this rare situation is briefly discussed.
Naim-Ur-Rahman
College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D012886:Skull / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed