Abstract:Primary malignant melanoma of the meninges is an exceedingly rare neoplasm. Usually its symptoms
include raised intracraneal pressure resulting from hydrocephalus seconday to tumoral obliteration of
cisternal basal cisterns, but the passage of time from initial symptomalogy to diagnosis is frequently delayed.
A 12-year-old male with primary letomeningeal melanoma is reported. At the beginning, he presented with
vomiting, headache, complex seizures, fever four months before the admission in the hospital… Show more
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