Intraventricular metastatic melanoma: A case report and review of the literature

Intraventricular melanoma is a very rare and highly malignant disease. Safe resection is the mainstay of treatment, but no standard guidelines exist for adjuvant therapy. Early histologic and molecular diagnosis is key for improved survival. Intraventricular melanoma is a very rare and highly malign...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical case reports 2020-09, Vol.8 (9), p.1757-1764
Hauptverfasser:	Bernstock, Joshua D., Chagoya, Gustavo, Elsayed, Galal A., Fox, Brandon M., Mir, Nabiel, Gupta, Saksham, Chua, Melissa, Atchley, Travis J., Lobbous, Mina, Sotoudeh, Houman, Hackney, James, Friedman, Gregory K., Harrigan, Mark R.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biopsy Blood Cancer therapies Case Report Case Reports central nervous system metastasis Edema Endothelium Headaches Histopathology Hydrocephalus intraventricular metastasis Kinases Magnetic resonance imaging Melanoma Metastasis metastatic melanoma Mutation Nausea Skin cancer Spinal cord Vomiting
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Zusammenfassung:	Intraventricular melanoma is a very rare and highly malignant disease. Safe resection is the mainstay of treatment, but no standard guidelines exist for adjuvant therapy. Early histologic and molecular diagnosis is key for improved survival. Intraventricular melanoma is a very rare and highly malignant disease. Safe resection is the mainstay of treatment, but no standard guidelines exist for adjuvant therapy. Early histologic and molecular diagnosis is key for improved survival.
ISSN:	2050-0904 2050-0904
DOI:	10.1002/ccr3.2983