Congenital Melanocytic Nevi with Primary Cerebral Melanoma: A Rarity

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Chen, Xin, ZhiMao, Jing, YuZhuo, Hong, Peng, Guang, Wu, Xin, Feng, Yi, Wang, Feng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: EL-MED-Pub 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3863832/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24381839
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Sumario: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.

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