| Literature DB >> 19013817 |
Ryuichi Kanai1, Hiroyuki Kubota, Tadashi Terada, Takashi Hata, Eisuke Tawaraya, Koji Fujii.
Abstract
Although "spontaneous" epidural hematomas are rare, they can occur in patients with metastatic skull tumors. We describe a case caused by skull metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and review the relevant literature. In patients with HCC, potential skull metastasis should be kept in mind, since skull metastases from HCC seem to often cause devastating epidural hematoma.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 19013817 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2008.02.020
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Neurosci ISSN: 0967-5868 Impact factor: 1.961