Open AccessA unique case of primary intracranial melanoma
Author(s) -
Arif Hussain Sarmast,
Basharat Mujtaba,
Abdul Rashid Bhat,
Altaf Rehman Kirmani,
Humam Tanki
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1793-5482
DOI - 10.4103/1793-5482.224832
Subject(s) - medicine , surprise , melanoma , primary (astronomy) , meningioma , radiology , dermatology , psychology , social psychology , physics , cancer research , astronomy
Primary intracranial melanoma is an uncommon entity and only case reports have been published in the literature. We report a case of an elderly male who was operated with a preliminary diagnosis of meningioma, but it proved to be a histological surprise as it came out to be melanoma with no primary anywhere in the body.