title: Primary malignant melanoma of the gasserian ganglion associated with neurofibromatosis.
abstract: A case of primary intracranial malignant melanoma of the left gasserian ganglion associated with temporal lobe gliosis in a patient suffering from von Recklinghausen's disease is reported. The association of primary malignant melanoma of the trigeminal nerve and neurofibromatosis is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, American University of Beirut Medical Faculty, Lebanon.
authors.forename: F S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Haddad
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Jamali
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Rebeiz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fahl
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Haddad
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000150:complications*; D012668:Trigeminal Ganglion