There have been a few case reports of head injury leading to brain tumour development in the same region as the brain
injury. Here we report a case where the patient suffered a severe head injury with contusion. He recovered clinically with
conservative management. Follow up Computed Tomography scan of the brain a month later showed complete resolution
of the lesion. He subsequently developed malignant brain tumour in the same region as the original contusion within a very
short period of 15 months. Head injury patients need close follow up especially when severe. The link between severity
of head injury and malignant brain tumour development needs further evaluation. Role of anti-inflammatory agents for
prevention of post traumatic brain tumours needs further exploration.
Clever Hans effect found in a widely used brain tumour MRI dataset
