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Progressive cranial polyneuropathy caused by primary central nervous system melanoma.

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Title Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, March 1990, Volume 10, Issue 1
Date 1990-03
Language eng
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Type Text
Publication Type Journal Article
Collection Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu
Publisher Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, 10 N 1900 E SLC, UT 84112-5890
Rights Management © North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
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Setname ehsl_novel_jno
ID 226167
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61c530r

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Title Progressive cranial polyneuropathy caused by primary central nervous system melanoma.
Creator Fish, L.A.; Friedman, D.I.; Sadun, A.A.
Affiliation Doheny Eye Institute, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles 90033.
Abstract Primary malignant melanoma of the central nervous system (CNS) is exceedingly rare. The earliest description by Virchow in 1859 has been followed by approximately 50 autopsy-proven cases reported in the literature. These tumors are considered to arise from leptomeningeal melanocytes whose embryonic origin is neural crest tissue. Given the rarity of primary CNS melanoma, the diagnosis requires a thorough search to exclude a dermatologic, ocular, or visceral site of tumor origin. We report an unusual case of primary CNS melanoma in a patient with painful, progressive cranial polyneuropathy that eluded antemortem diagnosis despite extensive clinical, radiographical, and laboratory investigations.
Subject Adult; Brain Neoplasms; Brain Stem; Central Nervous System Diseases; Cranial Nerve Diseases; Humans; Male; Melanoma; Ophthalmoplegia; Optic Nerve; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, 10 N 1900 E SLC, UT 84112-5890
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ID 226151
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61c530r/226151
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