A case of primary leptomeningeal melanoma in a child is presented. The patient was studied with multiple neuroradiological methods, however computed tomography (CT) provided the most important information. The CT findings with leptomeningeal tumor, although not completely specific, do suggest the di
Primary leptomeningeal melanoma in a child
✍ Scribed by JoséD López-Castilla; Fátima Dı́az-Fernández; Juan A Soult; Miguel Muñoz; Rocı́o Barriga
- Book ID
- 117590889
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 314 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0887-8994
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