Primary pineal and meningeal malignant melanomatosis

Approximately 300 cases of primary meningeal melanoma have been reported in the literature; 1 eight of these cases had an associated pineal melanoma without additional parenchymal lesions. 2 We present another such case and demonstrate the advantage of magnetic resonance imaging over computed tomogr...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of clinical neuroscience 1998-07, Vol.5 (3), p.353-356
Hauptverfasser:	Mitchell, P.J, Funt, S.A, Gonzales, M.F, Popovic, E.A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Medical sciences meningeal melanomatosis Neurology pineal tumour Tropical medicine Tumors of the nervous system. Phacomatoses
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Zusammenfassung:	Approximately 300 cases of primary meningeal melanoma have been reported in the literature; 1 eight of these cases had an associated pineal melanoma without additional parenchymal lesions. 2 We present another such case and demonstrate the advantage of magnetic resonance imaging over computed tomography in the early detection of meningeal involvement.
ISSN:	0967-5868 1532-2653
DOI:	10.1016/S0967-5868(98)90078-9