Primary leptomeningeal melanoma.
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.
Hsu
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Department of Pathology, Tzu-Chi General Hospital, Hualien.
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Tseng
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Yao
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008578:Meninges / Q000473:pathology