Cranial subdural metastases: a clinicopathological study.
During a period of 10 years, 2782 brains were examined at post-mortem and in 17 cases metastases were attached to the dura mater, 8 presenting as multiple nodules 6 as a single nodule and 3 as diffuse dural thickening. The primary growths were, in equal proportions sarcomas, epitheliomas and lymphoid tumours. In contrast to the frequent location of metastases in the axial skeleton (9 cases), brain involvement was rarely observed (2 cases). The clinical findings were non-specific. The difference in biological behaviour between subdural and intracerebral metastases is stressed.
D001344:Autopsy; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013355:Subdural Space