Vasopressors and Inotropes to Use in the Intensive Care Unit
dural tail sign occurs as a result of thickening and enhancement of the dura and is most often seen adjacent to a meningioma.
Initially, the sign was felt to be pathognomonic of meningiomas, however, it has become increasingly noted to be present in many other conditions, although without the same regularity:
*meningioma (by far the most common, seen in 52-78% of cases) 4,8
*pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma
*glioblastoma
*chloroma
*dural plasmacytoma
*primary CNS lymphoma
*sarcoidosis
*vestibular schwannoma
*cerebral metastases
*syphilitic gumma
*medulloblastoma
*desmoplastic infantile astrocytoma and ganglioglioma
*pituitary adenoma
*multiple myeloma 9
*solitary fibrous tumor of the dura
Initially, the sign was felt to be pathognomonic of meningiomas, however, it has become increasingly noted to be present in many other conditions, although without the same regularity:
*meningioma (by far the most common, seen in 52-78% of cases) 4,8
*pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma
*glioblastoma
*chloroma
*dural plasmacytoma
*primary CNS lymphoma
*sarcoidosis
*vestibular schwannoma
*cerebral metastases
*syphilitic gumma
*medulloblastoma
*desmoplastic infantile astrocytoma and ganglioglioma
*pituitary adenoma
*multiple myeloma 9
*solitary fibrous tumor of the dura