[Intracerebral hemorrhage from meningioma (author's transl)].
A case of asymptomatic convexity meningioma causing intracerebral hemorrhage and with an aneurysm of the branch of the middle cerebral artery is reported. Operation disclosed an encapsulated tumor of 4 cm in diameter and intracerebral hemorrhage was found medial to it. Histological diagnosis of the tumor was a malignant meningioma. The mechanism of hemorrhage and the relation between the tumor and occurrence of an aneurysm have been discussed with a review of the literature.
D000328:Adult; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000150:complications; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008579:Meningioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery