Frontal brain metastasis of amelanotic malignant melanoma

Amelanotic melanoma is met only in 2-8% of cases with malignant melanoma. The incidence of brain metastases in patients with malignant melanoma ranges from 6-43% of cases. Brain metastases are frequently associated with malignant melanoma after the intratumorale hemorrhage. We choose to present the...

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Main Authors: V. Prună, V. Munteanu, M. Gorgan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: London Academic Publishing 2011-12-01
Series:Romanian Neurosurgery
Subjects:
MRI
Online Access:https://journals.lapub.co.uk/index.php/roneurosurgery/article/view/625
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Summary:Amelanotic melanoma is met only in 2-8% of cases with malignant melanoma. The incidence of brain metastases in patients with malignant melanoma ranges from 6-43% of cases. Brain metastases are frequently associated with malignant melanoma after the intratumorale hemorrhage. We choose to present the case of 58-years-old men with a frontal brain metastasis of amelanotic malignant melanoma.
ISSN:1220-8841
2344-4959