Spontaneous or Traumatic Intratumoral Hemorrhage? A Rare Presentation of Parafalcine Meningioma

• Published in: Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 12; no. 11; p. e11486
• Main Authors: Dang, Danielle D, Mugge, Luke, Awan, Omar, Dang, John, Shenai, Mahesh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Cureus 14.11.2020
• Subjects: Neurosurgery; Oncology; Trauma; meningioma; traumatic brain injury; intratumoral hemorrhage; intracranial hemorrhage

While hemorrhage is commonly encountered in various intracranial tumors, it is relatively rare in benign meningiomas. We present an interesting case report of a 75-year-old male who fell during intoxication, sustaining right frontal cranial trauma, coincidentally directly overlying a previously undi...