TY - JOUR
T1 - Primary leptomeningeal melanoma
AU - Xie, Zhao Yu
AU - Hsieh, Kevin Li Chun
AU - Tsang, Yuk Ming
AU - Cheung, Wing Keung
AU - Hsieh, Chen Hsi
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Primary melanoma of the central nervous system is a rare melanocytic tumor typically located in the leptomeninges. We report a 57-year-old woman with an intracranial leptomeningeal melanoma who presented with myoclonic seizures. Brain CT scan and MRI revealed a hemorrhagic intracranial tumor. The tumor was completely removed and leptomeningeal melanoma was proven pathologically. Follow-up imaging studies up to 19 months showed no recurrence of the disease. Here we present radiological, gross, and pathological images of leptomeningeal melanoma, discuss its characteristics, and review the relevant literature.
AB - Primary melanoma of the central nervous system is a rare melanocytic tumor typically located in the leptomeninges. We report a 57-year-old woman with an intracranial leptomeningeal melanoma who presented with myoclonic seizures. Brain CT scan and MRI revealed a hemorrhagic intracranial tumor. The tumor was completely removed and leptomeningeal melanoma was proven pathologically. Follow-up imaging studies up to 19 months showed no recurrence of the disease. Here we present radiological, gross, and pathological images of leptomeningeal melanoma, discuss its characteristics, and review the relevant literature.
KW - Brain tumor
KW - Central nervous system
KW - Primary leptomeningeal melanoma
KW - Seizure
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jocn.2013.08.018
DO - 10.1016/j.jocn.2013.08.018
M3 - Article
C2 - 24331626
AN - SCOPUS:84899906010
SN - 0967-5868
VL - 21
SP - 1051
EP - 1052
JO - Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
JF - Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
IS - 6
ER -