Death by Subdural Hematoma with Metastatic Carcinoma of Unknown Origin: An Autopsy Case Report
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Intracranial metastasis, involving the dura mater from neoplasm located outside the central nervous system, is not uncommon; the incidence rate ranges from 3 to 13%. Dural metastasis, associated with chronic subdural hematoma, is particularly rare and occurs in 0.5~4% of intracranial metastatic tumor. As chronic subdural hematoma may mask a metastatic tumor to dura, an accurate diagnosis is difficult, if other evidence of intracranial metastasis is not revealed. Here, we present an autopsy case about subdural hematoma with multiple metastatic carcinoma of unknown origin.
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