title: Subdural hematoma associated with metastatic neoplasms.
abstract: Two cases of subdural hematoma, one acute and the other chronic, associated with cancer metastatic to the dura are reported. Various mechanisms of the association of hematomas with cancer are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Truman Medical Center, University of Missouri, Kansas City.
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: McKenzie
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Rengachary
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: McGregor
authors.forename: A Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Dixon
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Suskind
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000150:complications* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000150:complications* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D004388:Dura Mater; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed