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Primary malignant melanoma of the cerebellum. A case with metastases outside the nervous system
Author(s) -
Pasquier Basile,
Couderc Pierre,
Pasquier Dominique,
Panh Meng Hong,
Arnould Jean Paul
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197801)41:1<344::aid-cncr2820410146>3.0.co;2-y
Subject(s) - medicine , melanoma , autopsy , pathology , central nervous system , metastatic melanoma , cerebellum , nervous system , cancer research , psychiatry
A case of primary intracranial melanoma in a 65‐year‐old female is described. A complete postmortem examination revealed multiple metastases in the liver, and eliminated the possibility of an extraneural primary melanoma. A review of the literature confirmed that such cases are highly exceptional, and that an exhaustive autopsy including particularly the eyes is indispensable to substantiate the diagnosis. When these conditions are fulfilled, there is no reason not to consider the eventuality of visceral deposits from a primary melanoma of the central nervous system.