Metastatic melanoma of the brain after spontaneous regression of the primary
- 29 January 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in Acta Neurologica Scandinavica
- Vol. 72 (2) , 222-224
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0404.1985.tb00868.x
Abstract
A 37-year-old man is described who presented with a large cerebral mass which proved to a metastasis from a malignant melanoma. The primary tumor was most probably located on the scalp and regressed completely after trivial traumatization one year prior to CNS involvement.Keywords
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