Unusual presentation of a sinonasal carcinoma mimicking an aneurysm rupture

Childs Nerv Syst. 1998 Jul;14(7):338-42. doi: 10.1007/s003810050239.

Abstract

Although the association of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and tumoral lesions in adult is well known, hemorrhage from a sinonasal carcinoma extending to the intracranial cavity is exceedingly rare. In this paper, the authors report on a 12-year-old girl who presented with SAH caused by a sinonasal carcinoma located in the anterior skull base area. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a sinonasal carcinoma concomitant with SAH.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aneurysm, Ruptured / diagnosis*
  • Carcinoma / complications
  • Carcinoma / diagnosis*
  • Child
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnosis*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Nose Neoplasms / complications
  • Nose Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / complications
  • Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / complications
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / diagnosis
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed