title: Primary intracranial melanoma in a child with a giant congenital melanocytic naevus and normal MRI.
abstract: We present a case of a 10-year-old girl with a giant congenital melanocytic naevus, and malignant cerebral melanoma.
authors: Plastic Surgery Department, St John's Hospital, Livingston, UK. nadaucl@yahoo.com
authors: Nada
authors: N
authors: Al-Hadithy
authors: Khalil
authors: K
authors: Al-Nakib
authors: Simon
authors: S
authors: McGurk
authors: Awf
authors: A
authors: Quaba
mesh_terms: D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008545:Melanoma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery
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