Leptomeningeal drop metastases

Last revised by Francis Deng on 11 Jul 2023

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Citation:

Di Muzio B, Deng F, Baba Y, et al. Leptomeningeal drop metastases. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-36640

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-36640

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/36640

rID:

36640

Article created:

2 May 2015, Bruno Di Muzio ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Bruno Di Muzio had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

11 Jul 2023, Francis Deng ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Francis Deng had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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Revisions:

7 times, by 7 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Central Nervous System, Spine

Tags:

refs, cases

Synonyms:

Drop-metastases
Drop metastases
CSF seeding
Leptomeningeal drop-metastases

Leptomeningeal drop metastases correspond to a CNS primary neoplasm spread inferiorly along the cerebrospinal subarachnoid spaces. It is usually presented as diffuse enhancing nodules along the spinal cord and cauda equina.

Please refer on leptomeningeal metastases to a broad discussion on this entity and also mnemonic for causes of drop metastases.