Subdural hematoma associated with metastatic neoplasms.
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.
McKenzie
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Truman Medical Center, University of Missouri, Kansas City.
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McGregor
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Dixon
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Suskind
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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