title: Congenital melanocytic nevi with primary cerebral melanoma: a rarity.
abstract: A16-year-old male was admitted in hospital because of frontal and temporal melanoma. There were congenital giant nevi on his back and head. Positron emission computed tomography revealed no extra-cranial primary lesion. He underwent surgery, whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT), and chemotherapy; but he could not be saved and died 6 months after establishing diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy,West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, No. 37, GuoXue Xiang, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China.
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy,West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, No. 37, GuoXue Xiang, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhimao
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy,West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, No. 37, GuoXue Xiang, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China.
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yuzhuo
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy,West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, No. 37, GuoXue Xiang, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China.
authors.forename: Guang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy,West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, No. 37, GuoXue Xiang, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China.
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy,West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, No. 37, GuoXue Xiang, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China.
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy,West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, No. 37, GuoXue Xiang, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China.
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wang
keywords: Congenital melanocytic nevi; Intracranial melanoma; Primary melanoma