Peritumoral and Intratumoral Hemorrhage after Gelatin Sponge Embolization of Malignant Meningioma: Case Report

Tohru Suyama, Norihiko Tamaki, Kiyoshi Fujiwara, Seiji Hamano, Mitsuru Kimura, Satoshi Matsumoto

Neurosurgery · 1987 · 41 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

The authors report a case of peritumoral and intratumoral hemorrhage during therapeutic embolization with gelatin sponge powder for malignant meningioma. One should be wary of this severe, unexpected complication when performing preoperative embolization.