Peritumoral and intratumoral hemorrhage after gelatin sponge embolization of malignant meningioma: case report.
The authors report a case of peritumoral and intratumoral hemorrhage during therapeutic embolization with gelatin sponge powder for malignant meningioma. One should be wary of this severe, unexpected complication when performing preoperative embolization.
Suyama
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Department of Neurosurgery, Kobe University School of Medicine, Japan.
Tamaki
N
N
Fujiwara
K
K
Hamano
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S
Kimura
M
M
Matsumoto
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S
D000328:Adult; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D005781:Gelatin Sponge, Absorbable; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*