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TERMINOLOGY
Abbreviations
- Skull metastases (SM), dural metastases (DM), arachnoid/subarachnoid metastases (ASAM), pial metastases (PM), leptomeningeal (pia + arachnoid) metastases (LM)
Definitions
- Metastatic disease from extracranial primary tumor to tissues overlying brain
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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
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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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KEY FACTS
Imaging
Top Differential Diagnoses
Clinical Issues
Diagnostic Checklist
TERMINOLOGY
Abbreviations
- Skull metastases (SM), dural metastases (DM), arachnoid/subarachnoid metastases (ASAM), pial metastases (PM), leptomeningeal (pia + arachnoid) metastases (LM)
Definitions
- 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
