title: Primary intracranial malignant melanoma.
abstract: Primary intracranial melanoma is an extremely rare lesion of the brain. A 28 years old lady, without any co-morbid conditions, presented with headache and left side facial numbness. MRI of brain showed a mass lesion in left middle cranial fossa extending into posterior fossa, with signals characteristics of melanoma. Histology and immunohistochemistry confirmed the diagnosis after surgical excision of that lesion. Patient remained symptom-free till the last follow-up that was four years postoperatively.
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Civil Hospital, Karachi. irfanullahshah@ymail.com
authors: Irfanullah
authors: I
authors: Shah
authors: Muhammad
authors: M
authors: Imran
authors: Rabia
authors: R
authors: Akram
authors: Sumera
authors: S
authors: Rafat
authors: Kanwal
authors: K
authors: Zia
authors: Muhammad
authors: M
authors: Emaduddin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D035301:Cranial Fossa, Middle / Q000473:pathology*; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior / Q000473:pathology*; D003399:Craniotomy; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome