title: Primary intracranial malignant melanoma: A rare casewith review of literature.
abstract: We present a rare case of the primary intracranial melanoma in the right parafalcine frontal region in a 65-year-old male. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging showed a Space occupying lesion in the right parafalcine frontal region with necrosis, vasogenic edema and mass effect. A rather well-defined, dark brown-black tumor was totally removed and histologically diagnosed as malignant melanoma. The patient improved after surgery. In our case, no systemic melanomas were found in close clinical examinations, there was a single nodular tumor attached to the leptomeninges and a favorable outcome was obtained by surgical treatment alone. Primary central nervous system melanomas have rarely been reported, and this case is reported for its rarity.
authors.affiliation: Deprtment of Pathology, J N Medical College and KLEs Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital and MRC, Belgaum, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Vijayalaxmi V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Suranagi
authors.affiliation: Deprtment of Pathology, J N Medical College and KLEs Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital and MRC, Belgaum, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Praful
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maste
authors.affiliation: Deprtment of Pathology, J N Medical College and KLEs Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital and MRC, Belgaum, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Prakash R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Malur
keywords: Frontal; magnetic resonance imaging; melanoma; primary brain tumor