Intracranial meningioma with hemorrhage.

Intracranial meningioma with hemorrhage is not frequently reported. The available articles in the literature regarding intracranial meningioma with hemorrhage are reviewed to the best of our knowledge, and the sixty-one cases have so far been reported. The authors report three cases. In about half of the 64 cases including ours, the tumor was located at the convexity, and histologically classified as meningotheliomatous meningioma. The site of hemorrhage was mainly in the subarachnoid space. In most cases the onset of presenting signs and symptoms was acute. The mean age at the time of tumor hemorrhage was 51 years. There was no sex difference statistically. The importance of the diagnosis of associated hemorrhage and subsequent surgical intervention is emphasized.