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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian Journal of Neurosurgery 2022; 11(01): 093-098
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1714167
Case Report

Primary Intracranial Malignant Melanoma Mimicking Meningioma—Report of Two Cases

Laxmikant Bhople
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Sir J J group of Hospitals and Grant Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Hrushikesh U. Kharosekar
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Sir J J group of Hospitals and Grant Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Harish Naik
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Sir J J group of Hospitals and Grant Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
V. Velho
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Sir J J group of Hospitals and Grant Medical College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Abstract

Primary intracranial melanoma is uncommon and accounts for only approximately 1% of all cases of melanoma. This is interesting to neuro-oncologists and neurosurgeons because the clinical and radiological patterns of these tumors can mimic the presence of meningioma. Primary central nervous system melanomas have rarely been reported with less than 25 cases reported till date. We report two cases of the primary intracranial melanoma that even though very rare should be kept as a differential diagnosis when meningioma is suspected.

Keywords

primary malignant melanoma - meningioma - radiotherapy - chemotherapy


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Article published online:
09 February 2021

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