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Metastatic melanoma of the brain after spontaneous regression of the primary
Author(s) -
Rampen F. H. J.,
Meijer J.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1985.tb00868.x
Subject(s) - melanoma , medicine , scalp , primary (astronomy) , brain metastasis , metastasis , regression , pathology , oncology , cancer , dermatology , psychology , cancer research , physics , astronomy , psychoanalysis
– A 37‐year‐old man is described who presented with a large cerebral mass which proved to be a metastasis from a malignant melanoma. The primary tumour was most probably located on the scalp and regressed completely after trivial traumatization one year prior to CNS involvement.