title: Management and prognosis of primary cerebral melanocytic tumors. A case report and systematic review.
abstract: Primary melanocytic cerebral tumors form a spectrum of different lesions that range from benign to extremely malignant, such as an intracranial melanoma. This article points out some characteristics of primary melanocytic cerebral tumors and discusses their management and prognosis, based on a systematic literature review and a case of primary cerebral malignant melanoma.Because the biological characteristics of primary melanocytic cerebral tumors remain unclear, it appears that total surgical resection of the tumor followed by oncologic treatment is the mainstay of the management. The prognosis still depends on the degree of malignancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Osijek Clinical Hospital Centre, Osijek, Croatia.
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Splavski
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Osijek Clinical Hospital Centre, Osijek, Croatia.
authors.forename: Dario
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Muzevic
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Osijek Clinical Hospital Centre, Osijek, Croatia.
authors.forename: Marko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kovacevic
authors.affiliation: Division of Ophthalmology, Osijek Clinical Hospital Centre, Osijek, Croatia.
authors.forename: Brano
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Splavski
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Rijeka Clinical Hospital Centre, Rijeka, Croatia.
authors.forename: Goran
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bajek
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003399:Craniotomy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011379:Prognosis