title: Case report: diagnosis of metastatic leptomeningeal melanoma by contrast enhanced MRI.
abstract: A case of leptomeningeal melanoma metastases with a confusing clinical picture is presented. Despite repeated cytological examinations of the cerebrospinal fluid proving negative, the diagnosis was eventually made by magnetic resonance imaging with gadolinium DTPA enhancement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroradiology, Manchester Royal Infirmary.
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Gillespie
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Goulding
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary