title: Primary leptomeningeal melanoma.
abstract: A 25-year-old man suffered from a sudden severe headache followed by loss of consciousness on 29 March 1993. Cranial computed tomography was performed at a local hospital and arteriovenous malformation was suspected. An open biopsy was performed on 7 July 1993 and malignant melanoma was discovered. Radiotherapy was given in August 1993. The patient's condition continued to deteriorate and he died of bronchopneumonia about 7 months after the initial diagnosis. Autopsy confirmed primary leptomeningeal melanoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Tzu-Chi General Hospital, Hualien.
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Change
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Tseng
authors.forename: Y T
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Yao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008578:Meninges / Q000473:pathology