RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Neurocutaneous Melanosis Presenting with Intracranial Amelanotic Melanoma
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 457
OP 460
VO 20
IS 3
A1 Bart D. Vanzieleghem
A1 Marc M. Lemmerling
A1 Rudy N. Van Coster
YR 1999
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/20/3/457.abstract
AB Summary: We describe imaging findings in a 2-year-old girl with neurocutaneous melanosis and malignant cerebral melanoma. Because the cerebral melanoma in this child was of the amelanotic type, high-signal intensity on unenhanced T1-weighted images was not present. The cutaneous lesions played a crucial role in establishing a correct (presumed) histopathologic diagnosis on the basis of the imaging findings. To our knowledge this is the first report describing an intracranial amelanotic malignant melanoma in association with neurocutaneous melanosis.