Death by Subdural Hematoma with Metastatic Carcinoma of Unknown Origin: An Autopsy Case Report

Abstract

Dural metastasis associated with chronic subdural hematoma is very rare in patients with malignant neoplasms; it may be difficult to distinguish malignant neo- plasms from chronic subdural hematoma. Chronic subdural hematoma is usually a late manifestation of malignant tumors, which contributes to the severity of the progno- sis. The scans obtained by using magnetic resonance imaging or computed tomogra- phy may be misleading when a subdural hematoma masks the underlying tumor. Herein, we report a case of a subdural hematoma with dural metastasis of unknown origin in a 45-year-old woman; however, the neoplasm was not detected until autopsy.