Items tagged “metastasis”
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Leptomeningeal metastases
Leptomeningeal metastases, also known as carcinomatous meningitis and meningeal carcinomatosis, refers to the spread of malignant cells through the CSF space. These cells can originate from primary CNS tumors (e.g. in the form of drop metastases), as well as from distant tumors that have metasta...
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Endobronchial metastases (mnemonic)
Primary neoplasms which may result in endobronchial metastases may be memorized by utilizing the following mnemonic:
Kiss My RBC 1
Mnemonic
K: Kaposi sarcoma
M: melanoma
R: renal cell carcinoma
B: breast cancer
C: colorectal carcinoma, cervical carcinoma, carcinoid
See also
endobronchi...
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Metastatic melanoma
Metastatic melanoma is known for its aggressive nature and for its ability to metastasize to a variety of atypical locations, which is why it demonstrates poor prognostic characteristics.
Epidemiology
Melanoma accounts for ~5% of all skin cancers, however, it remains the leading cause of death...
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Halo sign (osseous)
The halo sign in bone imaging refers to the presence of a hyperintense rim around an osseous lesion on T2-weighted MRI, which is highly suggestive of a metastatic lesion, rather than a primary malignancy 1.
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Sclerotic bone metastasis (mnemonic)
A mnemonic for remembering which tumors may lead to sclerotic bone metastases is:
6 Bees Lick Pollen
Mnemonic
B: bone (osteogenic carcinoma)
B: breast
B: bronchus (carcinoid)
B: bladder (TCC)
B: brain (medulloblastoma)
B: bowel (mucinous)
L: lymphoma
P: prostate
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Radium-223 dichloride
Radium-223 dichloride, trade name Xofigo, is a radiopharmaceutical approved for the treatment of patients with symptomatic bone metastases and no visceral disease from prostate cancer resistant to anti androgen therapy. The molecule mimics calcium and forms a complex with hydroxyapatite at sites...
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