Primary Intracranial Melanoma with Early Leptomeningeal Spread: A Case Report and Treatment Options Available
Joint Authors
Balakrishnan, Rajesh
Porag, Rokeya
Asif, Dewan Shamsul
Satter, A. M. Rejaus
Taufiq, Md.
Gaddam, Samson S. K.
Source
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-07-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Primary CNS melanomas are rare and they constitute about 1% of all cases of melanomas and 0.07% of all brain tumors.
These tumors are aggressive in nature and may metastasise to other organs.
Till date less than 25 cases have been reported in the literature.
The primary treatment for local intraparenchymal tumours is complete resection and/or radiotherapy and it is associated with good survival.
However once there is disease spread to leptomeninges the overall median survival is around 10 weeks.
In this case report we describe a primary intracranial melanoma without any dural attachment in 16-year-old boy who had radical excision of the tumor followed by radiotherapy who eventually had rapidly developed leptomeningeal disease and review the literature with a focus on the clinic pathological, radiological, and treatment options.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Balakrishnan, Rajesh& Porag, Rokeya& Asif, Dewan Shamsul& Satter, A. M. Rejaus& Taufiq, Md.& Gaddam, Samson S. K.. 2015. Primary Intracranial Melanoma with Early Leptomeningeal Spread: A Case Report and Treatment Options Available. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059260
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Balakrishnan, Rajesh…[et al.]. Primary Intracranial Melanoma with Early Leptomeningeal Spread: A Case Report and Treatment Options Available. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Balakrishnan, Rajesh& Porag, Rokeya& Asif, Dewan Shamsul& Satter, A. M. Rejaus& Taufiq, Md.& Gaddam, Samson S. K.. Primary Intracranial Melanoma with Early Leptomeningeal Spread: A Case Report and Treatment Options Available. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059260
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1059260