[Intracranial meningiomas revealed by hemorrhage. Report of three cases and literature review]

Neurochirurgie. 1999 Dec;45(5):407-12.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Three cases of meningioma revealed by hemorrage are reported. The first patient, 65 presented with a temporal hematoma associated with intraventricular contamination. The diagnosis of a tumoral origin of the hemorrhage was made only few weeks later when the total hematoma resorption was ended. The second patient, 49 presented with a sudden right hemiplegia. CTscan and MRI revealed a left frontal tumor surrounded by hematoma. The third patient, 46, presented with a transient aphasia and superior limb dysesthesia. CT scan showed a temporal hematoma; a carotid angiography revealed a typical meningioma blush. A review of the literature collected 54 additional cases of meningioma associated with hemorrage. Clinical findings and mechanisms are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aphasia / etiology
  • Brain Neoplasms / complications*
  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / etiology*
  • Dysarthria / etiology
  • Female
  • Hematoma / etiology
  • Hemiplegia / etiology
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Meningioma / complications*
  • Meningioma / diagnosis
  • Middle Aged