BRAIN TUMORS ASSOCIATED WITH INTRACEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE

Abstract

A series of three cases of brain tumors associated with intracerebral hemorrhage is described. These tumors may mask the cause of bleeding and make the diagnosis difficult. Most tumors causing intracerebral hemorrhage are highly malignant, suih as glioblastoma or metastatic brain tumor. The initial symptoms were stroke-like onsets, such as sudden headache, vomiting and hemiparesis. No vascular lesion was demonstrated on angiography. These cases underwent surgery immediately. Histological diagnoses were a glioblastoma, a cystic angioma and a malignant lymphoma. Brain tumors associated with intracerebral hemorrhage are discussed.