Fatal tumoural haemorrhage following decompressive craniectomy: a report of three cases.
Three cases of large and deep seated anaplastic cerebral glioma were treated by bone and dural decompression. The patients worsened suddenly within 12 h of surgery and later died. Postmortem examination revealed a large intratumoural clot in each case. The effects of decompression and the probable causes of fatal bleeding are analysed in this report.
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Department of Neurosurgery, Seth G.S. Medical College, Parel, Bombay, India.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000473:pathology*; D003399:Craniotomy; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005910:Glioma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology*