Metastatic disease from extracranial primary tumor to tissues overlying brain
IMAGING
General Features
Radiographic Findings
CT Findings
MR Findings
Nuclear Medicine Findings
Imaging Recommendations
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Gross Pathologic & Surgical Features
Microscopic Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST
Image Interpretation Pearls
Selected References
Ganau M et al: Intracranial metastases from prostate carcinoma: Classification, management, and prognostication. World Neurosurg. 134:e559-e65, 2020
Dridi M et al: Leptomeningeal metastases in renal cell carcinoma at initial diagnosis: 2 case reports and literature review. Cancer Invest. 37(9):501-5, 2019
Liu H et al: Diffuse cavernous hemangioma of the skull misdiagnosed as skull metastasis in breast cancer patient: one case report and literature review. BMC Cancer. 19(1):172, 2019
Lyndon D et al: Dural masses: meningiomas and their mimics. Insights Imaging. 10(1):11, 2019
Andreu-Arasa VC et al: Craniofacial manifestations of systemic disorders: CT and MR imaging findings and imaging approach. Radiographics. 38(3):890-911, 2018
Gomez CK et al: Radiological review of skull lesions. Insights Imaging. 9(5):857-82, 2018
Harrison RA et al: Intracranial dural, calvarial, and skull base metastases. Handb Clin Neurol. 149:205-25, 2018
Ugga L et al: Spectrum of lytic lesions of the skull: a pictorial essay. Insights Imaging. 9(5):845-56, 2018
Kak M et al: Treatment of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis: current challenges and future opportunities. J Clin Neurosci. 22(4):632-7, 2015
Lee EQ: Nervous system metastases from systemic cancer. Continuum (Minneap Minn). 21(2 Neuro-oncology):415-28, 2015
Yokote A et al: Diagnosis of leptomeningeal metastasis without a history of malignancy in the absence of cerebrospinal fluid abnormalities. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 119:88-90, 2014
Metastatic disease from extracranial primary tumor to tissues overlying brain
IMAGING
General Features
Radiographic Findings
CT Findings
MR Findings
Nuclear Medicine Findings
Imaging Recommendations
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Gross Pathologic & Surgical Features
Microscopic Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST
Image Interpretation Pearls
Selected References
Ganau M et al: Intracranial metastases from prostate carcinoma: Classification, management, and prognostication. World Neurosurg. 134:e559-e65, 2020
Dridi M et al: Leptomeningeal metastases in renal cell carcinoma at initial diagnosis: 2 case reports and literature review. Cancer Invest. 37(9):501-5, 2019
Liu H et al: Diffuse cavernous hemangioma of the skull misdiagnosed as skull metastasis in breast cancer patient: one case report and literature review. BMC Cancer. 19(1):172, 2019
Lyndon D et al: Dural masses: meningiomas and their mimics. Insights Imaging. 10(1):11, 2019
Andreu-Arasa VC et al: Craniofacial manifestations of systemic disorders: CT and MR imaging findings and imaging approach. Radiographics. 38(3):890-911, 2018
Gomez CK et al: Radiological review of skull lesions. Insights Imaging. 9(5):857-82, 2018
Harrison RA et al: Intracranial dural, calvarial, and skull base metastases. Handb Clin Neurol. 149:205-25, 2018
Ugga L et al: Spectrum of lytic lesions of the skull: a pictorial essay. Insights Imaging. 9(5):845-56, 2018
Kak M et al: Treatment of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis: current challenges and future opportunities. J Clin Neurosci. 22(4):632-7, 2015
Lee EQ: Nervous system metastases from systemic cancer. Continuum (Minneap Minn). 21(2 Neuro-oncology):415-28, 2015
Yokote A et al: Diagnosis of leptomeningeal metastasis without a history of malignancy in the absence of cerebrospinal fluid abnormalities. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 119:88-90, 2014
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