A Case of Primary Malignant Melanoma in the Occipital Region
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
;
: 329-334, 1981.
Article
in Korean
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ABSTRACT
There is a current tendency to believe that malignant melanoma originate from epidermal melanocyte rather than from pigmented cell of the upper dermis. Approximately 15% of all malignant melanoma in the body occur in head and neck regions. The majority of the patients were in the sixth & seventh decade. A case of malignant melanoma in the occipital region in a 2-year-old girl is reported. Physical and X-ray studies showed a large brownish pigmented mass with ulcerated surface and small bony defect in the occipital region.
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Main subject:
Ulcer
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Dermis
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Head
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Melanocytes
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Melanoma
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Neck
Limits:
Child, preschool
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Female
/
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
Year:
1981
Type:
Article
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