title: Prominent meningeal "tail sign" in a patient with a metastatic tumor.
abstract: A prominent enhancement of the dura adjacent to meningiomas has been described as being pathognomonic of these tumors. We describe a case where a classic meningeal "tail sign" was associated with an extra-axial metastatic tumor attached to the tentorium. There was no tumor invasion of the dura. We conclude that this sign is nonspecific and can be seen with dural-based tumors other than meningiomas.
authors.affiliation: Neurological Surgery Associates of Cincinnati, Ohio.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Senegor
mesh_terms: D000231:Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary; D005260:Female; D005682:Gadolinium; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009382:Neoplasms, Unknown Primary
chemical_list: D005682:Gadolinium