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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]
Overview
Differential Diagnosis
Intracranial metastases must be differentiated from:[1][2]
- Glioblastoma multiforme
- Primary CNS lymphoma
- Stroke
- Epilepsy
- Radiation necrosis
- Brain abscess
- Herpes simplex encephalitis
Gallery
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![CT scan of a 60 year old patient who developed left-handed weakness which improved with corticosteroids and neurological examination revealing left pronator drift and left sided arm and leg weakness demonstrates right frontoparietal hyperdense intra-axial lesion that enhances in post contrast study. Small surrounding vasogenic edema and no significant mass effect is observed.[3]](/images/e/e3/CT_scan_of_brain_metastasis_1.jpg)
CT scan of a 60 year old patient who developed left-handed weakness which improved with corticosteroids and neurological examination revealing left pronator drift and left sided arm and leg weakness demonstrates right frontoparietal hyperdense intra-axial lesion that enhances in post contrast study. Small surrounding vasogenic edema and no significant mass effect is observed.[3]
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![Ct scan of a patient with known (histologically confirmed) small cell carcinoma of the lungs demonstrates multiple cystic cerebral metastases.[4]](/images/9/9f/CT_scan_of_brain_metastasis_2.jpg)
Ct scan of a patient with known (histologically confirmed) small cell carcinoma of the lungs demonstrates multiple cystic cerebral metastases.[4]
![CT scan of a 60 year old patient who developed left-handed weakness which improved with corticosteroids and neurological examination revealing left pronator drift and left sided arm and leg weakness demonstrates right frontoparietal hyperdense intra-axial lesion that enhances in post contrast study. Small surrounding vasogenic edema and no significant mass effect is observed.[3]](/index.php/File:CT_scan_of_brain_metastasis_1.jpg)
![Ct scan of a patient with known (histologically confirmed) small cell carcinoma of the lungs demonstrates multiple cystic cerebral metastases.[4]](/index.php/File:CT_scan_of_brain_metastasis_2.jpg)
References
- ↑ Andrew B. Lassman & Lisa M. DeAngelis (2003). "Brain metastases". Neurologic clinics. 21 (1): 1–23. PMID 12690643. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Differential diagnosis of brain metastases. Dr Bruno Di Muzio and Dr Trent Orton et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/brain-metastases. Accessed on November 9, 2015
- ↑ Image courtesy of Dr. Frank Gaillard. Radiopaedia (original file here). Creative Commons BY-SA-NC
- ↑ Image courtesy of Dr. Frank Gaillard. Radiopaedia (original file here). Creative Commons BY-SA-NC