Chronic Encapsulated Intracerebellar Hematoma Simulating Brain Tumor during Infancy.
- Author:
Sun Chul HWANG
1
;
Jae Won DOH
;
Hack Gun BAE
;
Kyeong Seok LEE
;
Il Gyu YUN
;
Bark Jang BYUN
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Chonan Hospital, Chonan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cerebellar vermis;
Encapsulated hematoma;
Tumor;
Infan;
Capsule
- MeSH:
Brain Neoplasms*;
Brain*;
Cerebellar Neoplasms;
Head;
Hematoma*;
Humans;
Infant;
Male;
Medulloblastoma
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1997;26(12):1714-1717
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We report a case of chronic encapsulated intracerebellar hematoma occurring during infancy. An 18 month-old boy was admitted because for 3 months, his head could not be held upright, but fell to the left. Computed tomographic(CT) scanning and magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) of the brain revealed a round mass at the cerebellar vermis ; the lesion simulated a cerebellar tumor such as a medulloblastoma. The mass was surgically removed and found to be a well-encapsulated organized intracerebral hematoma. The characteristic clinical and radiologic findings and histopathologic features are discussed, and a survey of the literature is included.
