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A Case of Primary Intracranial Malignant Melanoma Showing Leptomeningeal Dissemination Akira Matsuno 1,3 , Keizo Hashizume 1 , Kazunari Suzuki 1 , Nobusuke Tsuzuki 1 , Eiichi Shibayama 2 , Hidehiko Ishikawa 2 1Department of Neurosurgery, National Defence Forces Central Hospital 2Department of Pathology, National Defence Forces Central Hospital 3Department of Neurosurgery, University of Tokyo Keyword: primary malignant melaoma , Fontana-Masson's staining melanosome , leptomenigeal carcinomatosis pp.935-939
Published Date 1992/10/1
DOI https://doi.org/10.11477/mf.1406900396
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A 28-year-old woman was hospitalized in drowsy state with signs of increased intracranial pressure. CT scans revealed diffuse increased density with marked enhancement in the subarachnoid space, as well as ventricular dilatation. V-P shunt operation was performed to control intracranial pressure. Repeated cytological examinations of CSF couldn't determine the tumor origin. CT scan of thoracic spine showed a cystic tumor in its dorsal aspect. T2-weighted MRI revealed multiple spotty low inten-sity, specific to melanin granules, throughout the whole spine. Her thoracic spine was explored, and the intradural tumor was partially removed. His-topathological examination revealed the tumor cell which had dark nucleus with conspicuous nucleolus and cytoplasmic granules. These findings were compatible with malignant melanoma. Her general condition were deteriorated progressively and she died about 5 months after her admission. Postmor-turn examination showed diffuse leptomeningeal invasion of dark tumor throughout the entire cen-tral nervous system, and metastasis to peritoneum and omentum via V-P shunt system. Histopath-ological examination proved the tumor to be malig-nant melanoma. Electrone microscopic examina-tion also revealed melanosome in the cytoplasm.

Primary intracranial malignant melanoma is devided in two groups, nodular type and leptomenin-geal type. In the latter type, early diagnosis is very difficult, just as in our case, because only a little tissue specimen can be obtained. In a case of le-ptomenigeal carcinomatosis, possibility of primary malignant melanoma, though rare, should always be kept in mind, and specific staining such as Fontana -Masson's staining should be tried.


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