Caption: The image is of renal cell carcinoma metastases with peritumoral edema. The metastases are noted with "MET" labels. Metastases are characterized by extensive peritumoral edema. Cerebral edema (pooling of fluids) is noted with label "edema".
Note the normal anatomic structure (left ventricle) that has been affected by the patients disease. Notice the mass effect and displacement caused by the hemorrhagic mass and its edema.Methods: Notice this is a not a contrast-enhanced head CT! This is a hemorrhagic metastasis from the patient's primary renal cell carcinoma. For hemorrhagic brain metastases, one should consider the following primary tumors: lung, renal, thyroid, chorio, and melenoma.
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Image Credit: Greg Katzman, MD
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