Primary Intracranial Leptomeningeal Melanomatosis
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
;
: 554-556, 2015.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-204837
ABSTRACT
Primary intracranial malignant melanoma is a very rare and highly aggressive tumor with poor prognosis. A 66-year-old female patient presented a headache that had been slowly progressing for several months. A large benign pigmented skin lesion was found on her back. A brain MRI showed multiple linear signal changes with branching pattern and strong enhancement in the temporal lobe. The cytological and immunohiostochemical cerebrospinal fluid examination confirmed malignant melanoma. A biopsy confirmed that the pigmented skin lesion on the back and the conjunctiva were benign nevi. We report a case of primary intracranial malignant melanoma and review relevant literatures.
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Main subject:
Prognosis
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Skin
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Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
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Temporal Lobe
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Biopsy
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Brain
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Cerebrospinal Fluid
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Conjunctiva
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Headache
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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