title: Haemangiopericytoma presenting as acute subdural haematoma.
abstract: Haemangiopericytomas are vascular neoplasms that arise from capillary pericytes. They rarely present with haemorrhage. We report a patient whose meningeal tumour was revealed by acute subdural and intratumoural haemorrhage.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Unit, Hamad Hospital, Doha, Qatar. fnajani@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Ajani
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Ejeckam
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raza
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006393:Hemangiopericytoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D020199:Hematoma, Subdural, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed