Recurrent subdural haematoma as the primary and sole manifestation of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia

J E Bromberg; W P Vandertop; G H Jansen

doi:10.1080/02688699844934

Recurrent subdural haematoma as the primary and sole manifestation of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia

Br J Neurosurg. 1998 Aug;12(4):373-6. doi: 10.1080/02688699844934.

Authors

J E Bromberg¹, W P Vandertop, G H Jansen

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, University Hospital Utrecht, The Netherlands.

PMID: 10070435
DOI: 10.1080/02688699844934

Abstract

An 81-year-old man with a recurrent subdural haematoma as the first and only manifestation of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) is described. Microscopic examination of the encapsulated haematoma showed leukaemic infiltration and the diagnosis was confirmed by bone marrow aspiration and by pathological examination of the brain at autopsy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Fatal Outcome
Hematoma, Subdural / diagnostic imaging
Hematoma, Subdural / etiology*
Hematoma, Subdural / pathology
Humans
Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / complications*
Male
Meningitis, Bacterial / complications
Recurrence
Tomography, X-Ray Computed