Cutaneous malignant melanoma "recurred as" or "in coexistence" with meningioma?
Surg Neurol Int
; 1: 60, 2010 Oct 06.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20975977
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The authors report a rare case of a patient with previously treated cutaneous malignant melanoma that recurred 1 year later as an intracranial meningioma. CASE DESCRIPTION A 20-year-old woman presented with exophthalmos, diplopia and a mass in the left supraorbital area. Imaging study revealed an enhanced intracranial extradural mass with bone destruction. The patient had a history of cutaneous malignant melanoma surgery on the same location 1 year before. The patient underwent left frontotemporal craniotomy for total resection of the mass. Histological study revealed the intracranial mass to be an atypical meningioma.CONCLUSION:
To our knowledge, this is a rare report of a patient with this tumor occurrence. This case serves to remind neurosurgeons of the potential existence of benign and/ or malignant tumors of neural crest origin.
Texto completo:
1
Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Surg Neurol Int
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Japão