Aneurysmal bone cyst of the temporal bone presenting as a spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage: case report

An aneurysmal bone cyst originating from the squamous portion of the left temporal bone is reported. The lesion presented in a 62-year-old nonhypertensive man as a spontaneous, intraparenchymal left temporal lobe hematoma. No evidence of trauma, hermorrhagic diathesis, or concurrent systemic disease was found. Previous case reports of aneurysmal bone cysts of the skull are reviewed.