Intraventricular metastatic melanoma: A case report and review of the literature

Joshua D Bernstock; Gustavo Chagoya; Galal A Elsayed; Brandon M Fox; Nabiel Mir; Saksham Gupta; Melissa Chua; Travis J Atchley; Mina Lobbous; Houman Sotoudeh; James Hackney; Gregory K Friedman; Mark R Harrigan

doi:10.1002/ccr3.2983

Intraventricular metastatic melanoma: A case report and review of the literature

Clin Case Rep. 2020 Jul 3;8(9):1757-1764. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.2983. eCollection 2020 Sep.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosurgery Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA.
² Department of Neurosurgery The University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham AL USA.
³ Medical Scientist Training Program The University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham AL USA.
⁴ Department of Internal Medicine The University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham AL USA.
⁵ Division of Neuro-Oncology Department of Neurology University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham AL USA.
⁶ Department of Neuroradiology University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham AL USA.
⁷ Department of Pathology University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham AL USA.
⁸ Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Department of Pediatrics University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham AL USA.

Abstract

Intraventricular melanoma is a very rare and highly malignant disease. Safe resection is the mainstay of treatment, but no standard guidelines exist for adjuvant therapy. Early histologic and molecular diagnosis is key for improved survival.

Keywords: central nervous system metastasis; intraventricular metastasis; melanoma; metastatic melanoma.

Publication types

Case Reports