title: Primary pineal melanoma: case report.
abstract: Primary melanomas of the central nervous system are unusual, and those in the pineal region are exceedingly rare. We present a case of primary pineal melanoma in a 60-year-old man. The lesion was subtotally resected through an infratentorial, supracerebellar approach. The clinical features and the histological findings are discussed. Eight previous case reports are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, UCLA School of Medicine.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Rubino
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Quinn
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Marroquin
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Verity
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008875:Middle Aged; D010870:Pineal Gland / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*