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Spontaneous Epidural Hematoma from Skull Base Metastasis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

  • Woo, Kwang-Moo (Department of Neurosurgery, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Dongguk University International Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Byong-Cheol (Department of Neurosurgery, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Dongguk University International Hospital) ;
  • Cho, Keun-Tae (Department of Neurosurgery, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Dongguk University International Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Eo-Jin (Department of Pathology, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Dongguk University International Hospital)
  • Received : 2009.08.25
  • Accepted : 2010.05.17
  • Published : 2010.06.28
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Abstract

We report a case of an acute spontaneous epidural hematoma (EDH) due to skull base metastasis in a 46-year-old male patient with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The patient presented with the acute onset of severe headache followed by unconsciousness, and computed tomography showed a large EDH in the right temporal and parietal lobes with midline shift. Emergency evacuation of the EDH was performed, and the hemorrhage was determined to be secondary to skull base metastasis of HCC.

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