Extradural hematoma from trauma to midline skull tumour

We present a case of extradural hematoma resulting from a relatively minor closed injury over the vertex where a plasma cell tumour had invaded the superior sagittal sinus. The patient underwent an emergency craniotomy and evacuation of the hematoma. Hemostasis and prevention of recollection of the...

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Published inBritish Journal of Neurosurgery Vol. ahead-of-print; no. ahead-of-print; pp. 1 - 2
Main Authors Abdalla, Mohamed Abdelrahman, Omer, Zayid, Bashir, Saad Hassan, Papadopoulos, M. C.
Format Report
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis 10.11.2020
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case report
Extradural hematoma
head trauma
sagittal sinus
skull vault tumour
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Summary:We present a case of extradural hematoma resulting from a relatively minor closed injury over the vertex where a plasma cell tumour had invaded the superior sagittal sinus. The patient underwent an emergency craniotomy and evacuation of the hematoma. Hemostasis and prevention of recollection of the hematoma were hampered by the erosion of the sagittal sinus making its direct repair impossible. This was achieved by hitching up the dura lateral to the sinus to become its lateral wall reinforced by hemostatic agents. The patient made a full recovery. Malignant tumours invading the dural venous sinuses and eroding the skull can cause life-threatening intracranial bleeding after relatively minor trauma.
ISSN:0268-8697
1360-046X
DOI:10.1080/02688697.2020.1849552