Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Adult Brain Tumors

  • Chapter
  • First Online:
Book cover Atlas of Brain and Spine Oncology Imaging

Part of the book series: Atlas of Oncology Imaging ((AOI))

  • 3368 Accesses

Abstract

Metastasis. A metastasis arises from the spread of a systemic malignancy or nonadjacent primary central nervous system (CNS) malignancy to the brain or its coverings. Parenchymal metastases account for about half of all brain tumors. The incidence of metastases to brain parenchyma tends to increase with age. Parenchymal metastasis has peak prevalence at 65 years old and a slight predominance in men. Extra-axial metastasis is more common in the pediatric population. Survival of patients with cranial metastasis is dictated by size, number, and location of lesions. Metastasis to the brain parenchyma, however, generally indicates a poor prognosis as most patients who receive whole brain radiation therapy have a median survival of 3–6 months.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 89.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 119.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book
USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

References

  1. Osborne AG. Neoplasms and tumorlike lesions. In: Mascarenaz AD, Dearth CL, Kaerli M, editors. Diagnostic imaging: brain. Salt Lake City: Amirsys; 2005. p. 140–2.

    Google Scholar 

  2. Nussbaum ES, Djalilian HR, Cho KH, Hall WA. Brain metastases. Histology, multiplicity, surgery, and survival. Cancer. 1996;78:1781–8.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  3. Lageraard FJ, Levendag PC, Nowak PJ, et al. Identification of prognostic factors in patients with brain metastases: a review of 1292 patients. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1999;43:795–803.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. Osborne AG. Neoplasms and tumorlike lesions. In: Mascarenaz AD, Dearth CL, Kaerli M, editors. Diagnostic imaging: brain. Salt Lake City: Amirsys; 2005. p. 20–3.

    Google Scholar 

  5. Ohgaki H, Kleihues P. Population-based studies on incidence, survival rates, and genetic alterations in astrocytic and oligodendroglial gliomas. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2005;64:479–89.

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  6. Dobes M, Khurana VG, Shadbolt B, et al. Increasing incidence of glioblastoma multiforme and meningioma and decreasing incidence of schwannoma (2000–2008): findings of a multicenter Australian study. Surg Neurol Int. 2011;2:176.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  7. Lacroix M, Abi-Said D, Fourney DR, et al. A multivariate analysis of 416 patients with GBM: prognosis, extent of resection and survival. J Neurosurg. 2001;95:190–8.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  8. Altman DA, Atkinson Jr DS, Brat DJ. Best cases from the AFIP: glioblastoma multiforme. Radiographics. 2007;27:883–8.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  9. Osborne AG. Neoplasms and tumorlike lesions. In: Mascarenaz AD, Dearth CL, Kaerli M, editors. Diagnostic imaging: brain. Salt Lake City: Amirsys; 2005. p. 8–10.

    Google Scholar 

  10. Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States. CBTRUS statistical report tables: primary brain and central nervous system tumors diagnosed in the United States in 2004–2008. Hinsdale: Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States; 2012. Available at http://www.cbtrus.org/2007-2008/2007-20081.html. Accessed 12 May 2012.

  11. Lote K, Egeland T, Hager B, et al. Survival, prognostic factors, and therapeutic efficacy in low-grade glioma: a retrospective study in 379 patients. J Clin Oncol. 1997;15:3129–40.

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  12. Recht LD, Bernstein M. Low-grade gliomas. Neurol Clin. 1995;13:847–59.

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  13. Osborne AG. Neoplasms and tumorlike lesions. In: Mascarenaz AD, Dearth CL, Kaerli M, editors. Diagnostic imaging: brain. Salt Lake City: Amirsys; 2005. p. 42–4.

    Google Scholar 

  14. Celli P, Nofrone I, Palma L, et al. Cerebral oligodendroglioma: prognostic factors and life history. Neurosurgery. 1994;35:1018–34.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  15. Jenkinson MD, du Plessis DG, Smith TS. Histological growth patterns and genotype in oligodendroglial tumours: correlation with MRI features. Brain. 2006;129:1884–91.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  16. Tortosa A, Viñolas N, Villà S, et al. Prognostic implication of clinical, radiologic and pathologic features in patients with anaplastic gliomas. Cancer. 2003;97:1063–71.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  17. Osborne AG. Neoplasms and tumorlike lesions. In: Mascarenaz AD, Dearth CL, Kaerli M, editors. Diagnostic imaging: brain. Salt Lake City: Amirsys; 2005. p. 16–8.

    Google Scholar 

  18. Engellard HH, Stelea A, Mundt A, et al. Oligodendroglioma and anaplastic oligodendroglioma: clinical features, treatment, prognosis. Surg Neurol. 2003;60:443–56.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  19. Osborne AG. Neoplasms and tumorlike lesions. In: Mascarenaz AD, Dearth CL, Kaerli M, editors. Diagnostic imaging: brain. Salt Lake City: Amirsys; 2005. p. 46–8.

    Google Scholar 

  20. Osborne AG. Neoplasms and tumorlike lesions. In: Mascarenaz AD, Dearth CL, Kaerli M, editors. Diagnostic imaging: brain. Salt Lake City: Amirsys; 2005. p. 26–8.

    Google Scholar 

  21. Rust P, Ashkan K, Ball C, et al. Gliomatosis cerebri: pitfalls in diagnosis. J Clin Neurosci. 2001;8:361–3.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  22. Kim DG, Yang HJ, Park IA, et al. Gliomatosis cerebri: clinical features, treatment and prognosis. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 1998;140:755–62.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  23. Abrey LE, DeAngelis LM, Yahalom J. Long-term survival in primary CNS lymphoma. J Clin Oncol. 1998;16:859.

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  24. Osborne AG. Neoplasms and tumorlike lesions. In: Mascarenaz AD, Dearth CL, Kaerli M, editors. Diagnostic imaging: brain. Salt Lake City: Amirsys; 2005. p. 122–4.

    Google Scholar 

  25. Osborne AG. Neoplasms and tumorlike lesions. In: Mascarenaz AD, Dearth CL, Kaerli M, editors. Diagnostic imaging: brain. Salt Lake City: Amirsys; 2005. p. 52–4.

    Google Scholar 

  26. Schwartz TH, Kim S, Glick RS, et al. Supratentorial ependymomas in adult patients. Neurosurgery. 1999;44:721–31.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  27. Applegate GL, Marymont MH. Intracranial ependymomas: a review. Cancer Invest. 1998;16:588–93.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  28. Koeller KK, Sanberg GD. From the archives of the AFIP: cerebral intraventricular neoplasms: radiologic-pathologic correlation. Radiographics. 2002;22:1473–505.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  29. Osborne AG. Neoplasms and tumorlike lesions. In: Mascarenaz AD, Dearth CL, Kaerli M, editors. Diagnostic imaging: brain. Salt Lake City: Amirsys; 2005. p. 114–6.

    Google Scholar 

  30. Neumann HP, Eggert HR, Weigel K, et al. Hemangioblastomas of the central nervous system. A 10-year study with special reference to von Hippel-Lindau syndrome. J Neurosurg. 1989;70:24–30.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  31. Osborne AG. Neoplasms and tumorlike lesions. In: Mascarenaz AD, Dearth CL, Kaerli M, editors. Diagnostic imaging: brain. Salt Lake City: Amirsys; 2005. p. 80–2.

    Google Scholar 

  32. Chen C, Shen CC, Wang J, et al. Central neurocytoma: a clinical, radiological and pathological study of nine cases. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2008;110:129–36.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  33. Osborne AG. Neoplasms and tumorlike lesions. In: Mascarenaz AD, Dearth CL, Kaerli M, editors. Diagnostic imaging: brain. Salt Lake City: Amirsys; 2005. p. 56–8.

    Google Scholar 

  34. Ragel BT, Osborn AG, Whang K, et al. Subependymomas: an analysis of clinical and imaging features. Neurosurgery. 2006;58:881–90.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  35. Koral K, Kedzierski RM, Gimi B, et al. Subependymoma of the cerebellopontine angle and prepontine cistern in a 15-year-old adolescent boy. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2008;29:190–1.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  36. Osborne AG. Skull, scalp and meninges. In: Mascarenaz AD, Dearth CL, Kaerli M, editors. Diagnostic imaging: brain. Salt Lake City: Amirsys; 2005. p. 56–8.

    Google Scholar 

  37. Palma L, Celli P, Franco C, et al. Long-term prognosis for atypical and malignant meningiomas: a study of 71 surgical cases. J Neurosurg. 1997;86:793–800.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  38. Ko KW, Nam DH, Kong DS, et al. Relationship between malignant subtypes of meningioma and clinical outcome. J Clin Neurosci. 2007;14:747–53.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  39. Buetow MP, Buetow PC, Smirniotopoulos JG. Typical, atypical and misleading features in meningioma. Radiographics. 1991;11:1087–106.

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  40. Osborne AG. Neoplasms and tumorlike lesions. In: Mascarenaz AD, Dearth CL, Kaerli M, editors. Diagnostic imaging: brain. Salt Lake City: Amirsys; 2005. p. 108–10.

    Google Scholar 

  41. Colreavy MP, Lacy PD, Hughes J, et al. Head and neck schwannomas – a 10 year review. J Laryngol Otol. 2000;114:119–24.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  42. Chung SY, Kim DI, Lee BH, et al. Facial nerve schwannomas: CT and MR findings. Yonsei Med J. 1998;39:148–53.

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  43. Osborne AG. Neoplasms and tumorlike lesions. In: Mascarenaz AD, Dearth CL, Kaerli M, editors. Diagnostic imaging: brain. Salt Lake City: Amirsys; 2005. p. 118–20.

    Google Scholar 

  44. Espat NJ, Lewis JJ, Leung D, et al. Conventional hemangiopericytoma: modern analysis of outcome. Cancer. 2002;95:1746–51.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  45. Chiechi MV, Smirniotopoulos JG, Mena H. Intracranial hemangiopericytomas: MR and CT features. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1996;17:1365–71.

    PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, MRI-1156, New York, NY, 10065, USA

    Gitanjali V. Patel

  2. Department of Radiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA

    Sasan Karimi & Robert J. Young

  3. Neuroradiology Service, Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, MRI-1156, New York, NY, 10065, USA

    Sasan Karimi & Robert J. Young

Authors
  1. Gitanjali V. Patel
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Sasan Karimi
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Robert J. Young
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Robert J. Young .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Weill Cornell Medical College, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York Presbyterian Hospital, York Avenue 1275, New York, 10065, New York, USA

    Sasan Karimi

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2013 Springer Science+Business Media New York

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Patel, G.V., Karimi, S., Young, R.J. (2013). Adult Brain Tumors. In: Karimi, S. (eds) Atlas of Brain and Spine Oncology Imaging. Atlas of Oncology Imaging. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5653-7_1

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5653-7_1

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, New York, NY

  • Print ISBN: 978-1-4614-5652-0

  • Online ISBN: 978-1-4614-5653-7

  • eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation