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Last Update: 04/01/2024 02:30 AM
Current Deck: Neurology::Neurorads
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Common intrathecal drop metastases (4)?
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{{c2::Medulloblastoma (posterior fossa)
Ependymomas
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{{c2::Medulloblastoma (posterior fossa)
Ependymomas
Pineal region neoplasms
GBM, Germinoma
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Intrathecal drop metastases: Spread of cancer cells within CSF. Intradural extramedullary spinal metastases that arise from intracranial lesions are called drop metastases. Common w/ primary CNS tumors like medulloblastoma, ependymoma.
- Sx: neurologic deficits, headache, nausea.
- Dx: MRI w/ contrast, CSF analysis.
- Tx: radiation, chemo.
- Prognosis: depends on primary tumor, extent of spread.
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Mnemonic: "MEt PiG"
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