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Leptomeningeal Melanoma

Known as: Melanoma of Leptomeninges, Melanoma of the Leptomeninges, Meningeal Melanoma 
A melanoma that arises from leptomeningeal melanocytes.
National Institutes of Health

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2015
2015
Prolonged survival of a patient with metastatic leptomeningeal melanoma treated with BRAF inhibition-based therapy: a case report
Leptomeningeal metastasis of melanoma is a devastating complication with a grave prognosis, and there are no known effective… 
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Spectrum of central nervous system abnormalities in neurocutaneous melanocytosis
Aim  Neurocutaneous melanocytosis is a rare neurocutaneous syndrome defined by the presence of large and/or multiple congenital… 
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Clinical and radiological response of leptomeningeal melanoma after whole brain radiotherapy and ipilimumab
Until recently, dacarbazine (DTIC) was the only registered chemotherapeutic drug for systemic treatment of metastatic melanoma… 
2005
2005
Primary spinal melanoma with bilateral papilledema
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Leptomeningeal melanoma in childhood
Malignant melanoma (MM) is one of the least common types of childhood cancer, accounting for less than 1% of all pediatric… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
Periorbital cellular blue nevus leading to orbitopalpebral and intracranial melanoma.
Review
1997
Review
1997
Intracranial meningeal melanocytoma: CT and MRI
Abstract We report the MRI and CT findings of an intracranial meningeal melanocytoma (IMM) arising from Meckel's cave and review… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Primary leptomeningeal melanoma: an unusually aggressive tumor in childhood.
Primary malignant melanoma of the leptomeninges of the central nervous system is a rare and aggressive tumor in children. We… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Meningeal melanocytoma of Meckel's cave associated with ipsilateral Ota's nevus case report
A case of meningeal melanocytoma of the left Meckel's cave associated with ipsilateral Ota's nevus in a 43‐year‐old woman, was… 
1980
1980
Primary intracranial melanoma presenting as a suprasellar tumor.
A 37-year-old white woman presented with progressive visual loss in the right eye. The diagnostic evaluation suggested a tumor in… 
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