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KMID : 0357820140380020083
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Korean Journal of Legal Medicine
2014 Volume.38 No. 2 p.83 ~ p.87
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Death by Subdural Hematoma with Metastatic Carcinoma of Unknown Origin: An Autopsy Case Report
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Lee Hyun-Jung
Kim Kyung-Bin
Park Jong-Hyeok
Ha Hong-Il
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Abstract
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Dural metastasis associated with chronic subdural hematoma is very rare in patients with malignant neoplasms; it may be difficult to distinguish malignant neoplasms from chronic subdural hematoma. Chronic subdural hematoma is usually a late manifestation of malignant tumors, which contributes to the severity of the prognosis. The scans obtained by using magnetic resonance imaging or computed tomography may be misleading when a subdural hematoma masks the underlying tumor. Herein, we report a case of a subdural hematoma with dural metastasis of unknown origin in a 45-year-old woman; however, the neoplasm was not detected until autopsy.
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KEYWORD
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Chronic subdural hematoma, Metastasis, Adenocarcinoma, Autopsy
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