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JOSEPH V. McDONALD, MD; ROBERT BURTON, MD

Arch Neurol. 1966;15(6):649-652.

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AN AVASCULAR biconvex area seen on a carotid arteriogram as shown in Fig 1 would ordinarily be interpreted as a chronic subdural hematoma. True, under some circumstances a hygroma or the much less likely subdural empyema or effusion secondary to meningitis would also have to be considered. However, in the patient in whom this arteriogram was made, none of these lesions was encountered. Rather, a peculiar effusion associated with Hodgkin's disease was found. This is the subject of this report.

Report of a Case

Mr. B. E., history No. 9-47-49, was admitted to the Strong Memorial Hospital for the seventh time on Aug 24, 1961, because of asthenia and the discovery of an abdominal mass. He was a white man, 43 years of age.

At the age of 19, he had first been treated for an eczematoid lesion which spread widely over his abdomen, back, and perineal area. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
ROCHESTER, NY

From the Department of Surgery and the Department of Medicine, Division of Neurosurgery, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication July 28, 1966; accepted Aug 11.

Reprint requests to Division of Neurosurgery, University of Rochester, 260 Crittenden Blvd, Rochester, NY 14620 (Dr. McDonald).

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