J Korean Neurosurg Soc.
2007 Jan;41(1):39-42.
Primary Occipital Malignant Melanoma
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. nsman@chol.com
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- Primary intracranial melanoma is uncommon. These tumors most commonly occur at the temporal lobe, cerebellum and cerebellopontine angle. We report a case of intracranial malignant melanoma of the occipital lobe in a 60-year-old man who presented with headache and visual disturbance. The mass showed hyperintensity on T1-weighted images and hypointensity on T2-weighted magnetic resonance images. He underwent gross total removal of tumor and received radiotherapy. Followup imaging studies showed neither recurrence nor any signs of residual disease for 4 months.
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