Bilateral cranial hemophilic pseudotumor

J Craniofac Surg. 2014 Jul;25(4):e369-71. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000000856.

Abstract

Hemophilic pseudotumor is a rare but well-known complication of hemophilia manifesting as recurrent hemorrhage and progressive enlargement of hematoma. A patient with severe hemophilia has 1% to 2% chance to develop pseudotumor. The chronic pressure of osseous hemorrhage usually results in bone destruction or resorption. Cranial hemophilic pseudotumors are extremely rare, with only 7 reported cases associated with mild or moderate factor VIII or IX deficiency. A 42-year-old man with a mild factor VIII deficiency developed a pseudotumor of the bilateral skull. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed an extra-axial lesion with bone destruction, and signal changes are consistent with chronic hemorrhage. With adequate factor-deficient replacement therapy, surgical removal was performed. Histologic examination disclosed old blood coagulum. No recurrence was observed in 3 years of follow-up. Cranial hemophilic pseudotumor is extremely rare, and with adequate factor-deficient replacement therapy, surgical management is a safe and effective way for cranial hemophilic pseudotumor treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bone Diseases / etiology*
  • Bone Diseases / surgery
  • Coagulants / therapeutic use
  • Factor VIII / therapeutic use
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Hematoma / etiology*
  • Hematoma / surgery
  • Hemophilia A / complications*
  • Hemophilia A / drug therapy
  • Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Hemorrhage / surgery
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Occipital Bone / pathology*
  • Osteolysis / etiology
  • Osteolysis / surgery
  • Parietal Bone / pathology*
  • Pressure
  • Recurrence
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Coagulants
  • Factor VIII