Open AccessA systematic approach to diagnosis of cystic brain lesions
Author(s) -
Vivekanand Sharma,
Kumar Prabhash,
Vanita Noronha,
Nidhi Tandon,
Amit Joshi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
south asian journal of cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-4306
pISSN - 2278-330X
DOI - 10.4103/2278-330x.110509
Subject(s) - medicine , brain metastasis , magnetic resonance imaging , lung cancer , radiology , edema , metastasis , lung , incidence (geometry) , mass effect , brain tumor , brain edema , pathology , cancer , computed tomography , physics , optics
Brain metastasis is the most common intracranial tumor in adults. The incidence of brain metastasis is rising with the increase in survival of cancer patients. Magnetic resonance imaging with contrast enhancement is the imaging procedure of choice to diagnose and characterize brain metastases. Multiple lesions with marked vasogenic edema and mass effect are typically seen in patients with brain metastases. The classical appearance of a metastasis is a solid enhancing mass with well-defined margins and extensive edema. Occasionally, central necrosis produces a ring enhancing mass. Here, we report a case of Non Small Cell Lung Cancer with multiple ring enhancing lesions in brain, and the approach to diagnosis of such patients.