Primitive cerebral melanoma: case report and review of the literature.
Surg Neurol
; 55(3): 163-8; discussion 168, 2001 Mar.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11311915
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Central nervous system primary malignant melanoma accounts for approximately 1% of all the cases of melanoma; reports in the literature are relatively rare. CASE DESCRIPTION A 74-year-old man was hospitalized because of an episode of aphasia. The neuroradiologic examinations demonstrated a round homogeneous lesion extending near the left sylvian fissure. He had no extracranial abnormalities. The patient underwent a neurosurgical procedure and the tumor was macroscopically totally excised. Pathological examination of the surgical specimen revealed a histological appearance similar to that of melanoma. A diagnosis of primary CNS melanoma was made after careful dermatologic and ophthalmologic examination, which ruled out presence of cutaneous or choroidal melanoma. The patient did not receive any further treatment and he is free of disease 2 years after diagnosis.CONCLUSIONS:
We report a case of primary cerebral melanoma of the left temporal lobe; clinical, neuroradiological, and histological findings are discussed with review of the literature. Primary melanoma of the CNS may present either with localized intra/extra-axial mass lesions or with meningeal spread, which carries a worse prognosis. The prognosis of cerebral primitive melanoma is variable, although it is common opinion that primitive cerebral melanoma has a better prognosis than cutaneous melanoma, with two cases in the literature surviving 9 and 12 years.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Temas:
Geral
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Tipos_de_cancer
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Pele
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Tratamento
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Cirurgia_oncologica
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Encefálicas
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Melanoma
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Surg Neurol
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália