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Pages 177-185 (July - August 2023)
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Vol. 34. Issue 4.
Pages 177-185 (July - August 2023)
Clinical Research
Hemorrhagic presentation of previously silent brain tumors
Presentación hemorrágica de tumores cerebrales anteriormente silenciosos
Alper Turkkana, Marzieh Karimi Khezria, Pinar Eserb, Turgut Kuytua, Sahsine Tolunayc, Ahmet Bekarb,
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abekar@uludag.edu.tr

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a Istinye University, Bursa Medical Park Hospital, Neurosurgery Clinic, Bursa, Turkey
b Bursa Uludag University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Bursa, Turkey
c Bursa Uludag University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Bursa, Turkey
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Table 1. Demographic and general information of patients with hemorrhagic brain tumors.
Table 2. Clinical presentation of patients with hemorrhagic brain tumors.
Table 3. Level of consciousness based on different hemorrhage types.
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Abstract
Introduction and objectives

Acute presentation with intracranial hemorrhage owing to a previously silent brain tumor (BT) is rare. Although any BT can bleed, the frequency and type of bleeding varies across tumor types.

Materials and methods

We aimed to retrospectively review our experience with 55 patients with BTs presenting with ICH.

Results

Signs of increased intracranial pressure were the most common symptoms. The temporal lobe was the most common lesion site (n=22). Hemorrhages were mainly confined to the tumor margins (HCTs) (n=34). Extensive intraparenchymal hemorrhages (EIHs) were mainly associated with moderately/severely decreased levels of consciousness (LOCs) (n=15/16). High-grade glioma (HGGT) (n=25) was the leading pathological diagnosis followed by metastasis (MBT) (n=16/55). The hemorrhage type was associated with the pathological diagnosis of the tumor. Patients with HGGT (n=19/25) and MBT (n=9/16) mainly presented with HCTs, whereas low-grade gliomas (LGGT) primarily caused EIHs (n=6/7).

Conclusions

Hemorrhagic presentation is a rare occurrence in BTs. Among all, MBT and HGGT are responsible for majority of the cases. Importantly, despite their relatively benign characteristics, LGGTs mainly result in extensive parenchymal destruction once they bleed. Maximum surgical resection of hemorrhagic BTs and decompression of the affected brain regions followed by histological confirmation of the diagnosis should be the main goals of treatment in cases with hemorrhagic BTs.

Keywords:
Hemorrhagic brain tumor
High-grade glial tumor
Intracranial hemorrhage
Metastatic brain tumor
Low-grade glial tumor
Abbreviations:
AEH
ASH
BT
CT
EIH
GCS
GOS
HBT
Resumen
Introducción y objetivos

La presentación aguda con hemorragia intracraneal debida a un tumor cerebral (BT) anteriormente silencioso es rara. A pesar de que cualquier BT puede sangrar, la frecuencia y el tipo de sangrado varían según el tipo de tumor.

Materiales y métodos

Nuestro objetivo fue reexaminar retrospectivamente nuestra experiencia con 55 pacientes con los BT que presentaban HIC.

Resultados

Los síntomas más comunes fueron signos de aumento de la presión intracraneal. El lóbulo temporal fue el sitio de lesión más común (n=22). Las hemorragias se limitaron especialmente a los márgenes tumorales (HCT) (n=34). Las hemorragias intraparenquimatosas extensas (HIE) se asociaron mayormente con niveles de conciencia moderada/severamente disminuidos (LOC) (n=15/16). El glioma de alto grado (HGGT) (n=25) fue el principal diagnóstico patológico después de la metástasis (MBT) (n=16/55). El tipo de hemorragia se asoció con el diagnóstico patológico del tumor. Los pacientes con HGGT (n=19/25) y MBT (n=9/16) presentaron mayormente con HCT, mientras que los gliomas de bajo grado (LGGT) causaron principalmente HIE (n=6/7).

Conclusiones

La presentación hemorrágica es una ocurrencia rara en los BT. Entre todos, MBT y HGGT son responsables de la mayoría de los casos. Más importante aún, pese a sus características relativamente benignas, los LGGT resultan mayormente una destrucción extensa del parénquima una vez que sangran. La resección quirúrgica máxima de BT hemorrágicos y la descompresión de las regiones cerebrales afectadas con la confirmación histológica del diagnóstico deben ser los objetivos principales del tratamiento en casos con BT hemorrágicos.

Palabras clave:
Tumor cerebral hemorrágico
Tumor glial de alto grado
Hemorragia intracraneal
Tumor cerebral metastásico
Tumor glial de bajo grado

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