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Image:BrainMetastasisFromBreastCancer.jpg|<sub>CT scan of head before (left image) and after (right image) injection of iodinated contrast of a 75 year old patient demonstrating three brain metastatic masses from breast cancer with large peripheral edema.<ref name=CTscanbrainmet1>Media in category "Brain metastasis". Wikimedia commons 2015. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Brain_metastasis. Accessed on November 10, 2015</ref></sub> | Image:BrainMetastasisFromBreastCancer.jpg|<sub>CT scan of head before (left image) and after (right image) injection of iodinated contrast of a 75 year old patient demonstrating three brain metastatic masses from breast cancer with large peripheral edema.<ref name=CTscanbrainmet1>Media in category "Brain metastasis". Wikimedia commons 2015. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Brain_metastasis. Accessed on November 10, 2015</ref></sub> | ||
Image:CT scan of brain metastasis 1.jpg|<sub>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.<ref name=CTimage1>Image courtesy of Dr. Frank Gaillard. Radiopaedia (original file [http://radiopaedia.org/cases/metastatic-malignant-melanoma here]). Creative Commons BY-SA-NC</ref></sub> | |||
Image:CT scan of brain metastasis 2.jpg|<sub>CT scan of a patient with known (histologically confirmed) small cell carcinoma of the lungs demonstrates multiple cystic cerebral metastases.<ref name=ctimage2>Image courtesy of Dr. Frank Gaillard. Radiopaedia (original file [http://radiopaedia.org/cases/cerebral-metastases-1 here]). Creative Commons BY-SA-NC</ref></sub> | |||
Image:CT scan of brain metastasis 3.jpg|<sub>Ct scan without contrast of the patient with known metastatic breast cancer, complaining of headache, demonstrates a solitary right frontal lobe mass with extensive surrounding edema. The mass has it's epicenter close to the grey white matter junction.<ref name=ctimage3>Image courtesy of Dr. Frank Gaillard. Radiopaedia (original file [http://radiopaedia.org/cases/cerebral-metastasis-breast-cancer here]). Creative Commons BY-SA-NC</ref></sub> | |||
Image:CT scan of brain metastasis 4.jpg|<sub>Ct scan with contrast of the patient with known metastatic breast cancer, complaining of headache, demonstrates a solitary heterogenously enhancing right frontal lobe mass with extensive surrounding edema. The mass has it's epicenter close to the grey white matter junction.<ref name=ctimage3>Image courtesy of Dr. Frank Gaillard. Radiopaedia (original file [http://radiopaedia.org/cases/cerebral-metastasis-breast-cancer here]). Creative Commons BY-SA-NC</ref></sub> | |||
Image:CT scan of brain metastasis 5.jpg|<sub>Postcontrast CT image of brain for a 60 year old male patient with metastatic bronchogenic carcinoma presenting with altered mental status and headache of recent onset demonstrating enhancing intra-axial lesion.<ref name=ctimage5>Image courtesy of Dr. Hani Al Salam. Radiopaedia (original file [http://radiopaedia.org/cases/bronchogenic-carcinoma-metastasis here]). Creative Commons BY-SA-NC</ref></sub> | |||
Image:CT scan of brain metastasis 6 noncontrast.jpg|<sub>Noncontrast CT of a 36 year old female, a known case of esophageal cancer, presenting with headache and right sided hemiparesis, demonstrates a cystic lesion (37 x 31 mm) in the left high frontal lobe with significant perilesionalvasogenic edema causing mass effect in the form of sulcal effacement and subfalcine herniation.<ref name=ctimage6>Image courtesy of Dr. Ayush Goel. Radiopaedia (original file [http://radiopaedia.org/cases/cystic-cerebral-metastases here]). Creative Commons BY-SA-NC</ref></sub> | |||
Image:CT scan of brain metastasis 7 postcontrast.jpg|<sub>Post contrast CT of a 36 year old female, a known case of esophageal cancer, presenting with headache and right sided hemiparesis, demonstrates a ring-enhancing cystic lesion (37 x 31 mm) in the left high frontal lobe with significant perilesionalvasogenic edema causing mass effect in the form of sulcal effacement and subfalcine herniation.<ref name=ctimage6>Image courtesy of Dr. Ayush Goel. Radiopaedia (original file [http://radiopaedia.org/cases/cystic-cerebral-metastases here]). Creative Commons BY-SA-NC</ref></sub> | |||
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Overview
CT
NECT: Iso to hypodense mass with anywhere from zero to marked peritumoral edema.
CECT: enhancement is also variable and can be intense, punctuate, nodular or ring-enhanced if the tumour has out grown it's blood supply.
Gallery
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![CT scan of head before (left image) and after (right image) injection of iodinated contrast of a 75 year old patient demonstrating three brain metastatic masses from breast cancer with large peripheral edema.[1]](/images/6/6b/BrainMetastasisFromBreastCancer.jpg)
CT scan of head before (left image) and after (right image) injection of iodinated contrast of a 75 year old patient demonstrating three brain metastatic masses from breast cancer with large peripheral edema.[1] -
![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.[2]](/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.[2] -
![CT scan of a patient with known (histologically confirmed) small cell carcinoma of the lungs demonstrates multiple cystic cerebral metastases.[3]](/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.[3] -
![Ct scan without contrast of the patient with known metastatic breast cancer, complaining of headache, demonstrates a solitary right frontal lobe mass with extensive surrounding edema. The mass has it's epicenter close to the grey white matter junction.[4]](/images/2/2b/CT_scan_of_brain_metastasis_3.jpg)
Ct scan without contrast of the patient with known metastatic breast cancer, complaining of headache, demonstrates a solitary right frontal lobe mass with extensive surrounding edema. The mass has it's epicenter close to the grey white matter junction.[4] -
![Ct scan with contrast of the patient with known metastatic breast cancer, complaining of headache, demonstrates a solitary heterogenously enhancing right frontal lobe mass with extensive surrounding edema. The mass has it's epicenter close to the grey white matter junction.[4]](/images/5/56/CT_scan_of_brain_metastasis_4.jpg)
Ct scan with contrast of the patient with known metastatic breast cancer, complaining of headache, demonstrates a solitary heterogenously enhancing right frontal lobe mass with extensive surrounding edema. The mass has it's epicenter close to the grey white matter junction.[4] -
![Postcontrast CT image of brain for a 60 year old male patient with metastatic bronchogenic carcinoma presenting with altered mental status and headache of recent onset demonstrating enhancing intra-axial lesion.[5]](/images/1/1d/CT_scan_of_brain_metastasis_5.jpg)
Postcontrast CT image of brain for a 60 year old male patient with metastatic bronchogenic carcinoma presenting with altered mental status and headache of recent onset demonstrating enhancing intra-axial lesion.[5] -
![Noncontrast CT of a 36 year old female, a known case of esophageal cancer, presenting with headache and right sided hemiparesis, demonstrates a cystic lesion (37 x 31 mm) in the left high frontal lobe with significant perilesionalvasogenic edema causing mass effect in the form of sulcal effacement and subfalcine herniation.[6]](/images/1/1e/CT_scan_of_brain_metastasis_6_noncontrast.jpg)
Noncontrast CT of a 36 year old female, a known case of esophageal cancer, presenting with headache and right sided hemiparesis, demonstrates a cystic lesion (37 x 31 mm) in the left high frontal lobe with significant perilesionalvasogenic edema causing mass effect in the form of sulcal effacement and subfalcine herniation.[6] -
![Post contrast CT of a 36 year old female, a known case of esophageal cancer, presenting with headache and right sided hemiparesis, demonstrates a ring-enhancing cystic lesion (37 x 31 mm) in the left high frontal lobe with significant perilesionalvasogenic edema causing mass effect in the form of sulcal effacement and subfalcine herniation.[6]](/images/4/47/CT_scan_of_brain_metastasis_7_postcontrast.jpg)
Post contrast CT of a 36 year old female, a known case of esophageal cancer, presenting with headache and right sided hemiparesis, demonstrates a ring-enhancing cystic lesion (37 x 31 mm) in the left high frontal lobe with significant perilesionalvasogenic edema causing mass effect in the form of sulcal effacement and subfalcine herniation.[6]
![CT scan of head before (left image) and after (right image) injection of iodinated contrast of a 75 year old patient demonstrating three brain metastatic masses from breast cancer with large peripheral edema.[1]](/index.php/File:BrainMetastasisFromBreastCancer.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.[2]](/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.[3]](/index.php/File:CT_scan_of_brain_metastasis_2.jpg)
![Ct scan without contrast of the patient with known metastatic breast cancer, complaining of headache, demonstrates a solitary right frontal lobe mass with extensive surrounding edema. The mass has it's epicenter close to the grey white matter junction.[4]](/index.php/File:CT_scan_of_brain_metastasis_3.jpg)
![Ct scan with contrast of the patient with known metastatic breast cancer, complaining of headache, demonstrates a solitary heterogenously enhancing right frontal lobe mass with extensive surrounding edema. The mass has it's epicenter close to the grey white matter junction.[4]](/index.php/File:CT_scan_of_brain_metastasis_4.jpg)
![Postcontrast CT image of brain for a 60 year old male patient with metastatic bronchogenic carcinoma presenting with altered mental status and headache of recent onset demonstrating enhancing intra-axial lesion.[5]](/index.php/File:CT_scan_of_brain_metastasis_5.jpg)
![Noncontrast CT of a 36 year old female, a known case of esophageal cancer, presenting with headache and right sided hemiparesis, demonstrates a cystic lesion (37 x 31 mm) in the left high frontal lobe with significant perilesionalvasogenic edema causing mass effect in the form of sulcal effacement and subfalcine herniation.[6]](/index.php/File:CT_scan_of_brain_metastasis_6_noncontrast.jpg)
![Post contrast CT of a 36 year old female, a known case of esophageal cancer, presenting with headache and right sided hemiparesis, demonstrates a ring-enhancing cystic lesion (37 x 31 mm) in the left high frontal lobe with significant perilesionalvasogenic edema causing mass effect in the form of sulcal effacement and subfalcine herniation.[6]](/index.php/File:CT_scan_of_brain_metastasis_7_postcontrast.jpg)
References
- ↑ Media in category "Brain metastasis". Wikimedia commons 2015. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Brain_metastasis. Accessed on November 10, 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
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Image courtesy of Dr. Frank Gaillard. Radiopaedia (original file here). Creative Commons BY-SA-NC
- ↑ Image courtesy of Dr. Hani Al Salam. Radiopaedia (original file here). Creative Commons BY-SA-NC
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Image courtesy of Dr. Ayush Goel. Radiopaedia (original file here). Creative Commons BY-SA-NC