True statement about metastases of malignant tumors of brain is:
Ans. (d) All of the above(Ref: Robbins 9th/pg 1312; 8th/pg 1336)Dissemination through the CSF is a common complication- giving rise to nodular masses at some distance from the primary tumor called as "drop metastases" is a feature of medulloblastomaMan made shunts provide a route for metastasis of malignant tumorsLymphomatous metastases, on the other hand, tend to produce a more diffuse pial enhancement, as breast and prostate metastases.
Drop metastases can occur in the spinal cord
Lymph node metastases in patients who have had brain surgery
Metastases through man made shunts
All of the above
Central Nervous System