A surgically confirmed primary leptomeningeal malignant melanoma (PLMM) discovered at the parietal region is reported in a 72-year-old male. He developed progressive right hemiparesis and speech disorders caused by a parietal large mass that simulated a growing meningioma. A well-defined, dark-black
Primary leptomeningeal melanoma
β Scribed by Xie, Zhao-Yu; Hsieh, Kevin Li-Chun; Tsang, Yuk-Ming; Cheung, Wing-Keung; Hsieh, Chen-Hsi
- Book ID
- 121803114
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 530 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0967-5868
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