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DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1788633
Metastatic Malignant Melanoma of Brain: A Rare Case Report
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Malignant melanoma is third most common cause of brain metastasis after lung and breast cancer. Most patients with brain metastases from malignant melanoma are diagnosed after treatment for known extracranial metastases and have a poor outcome despite various local and systemic therapeutic approaches. Here we discuss an unusual case of a 61-year-old male patient who presented with a brain metastasis as the initial disease presentation and the presumed primary lesion was later found in the gastrointestinal tract and the scalp. Treatment consisted of a surgical removal of the large intracranial lesion. Further evaluation for primary lesion was done by general physical examination, contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) of the chest and whole abdomen. Apart from that, colonoscopy was done, and a biopsy was taken from a suspicious colonic lesion. The scalp pigmented lesion was also evaluated. Both biopsies were in favor of melanoma. Recently, management of metastatic melanoma of the brain is decided according to the number of lesions, accessibility, visceral metastasis, and resectability of the lesion. Various treatment options are surgical resection, whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) and stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). Malignant melanoma is relatively radioresistant, so the results are debatable. In conclusion, the prognosis of intracranial malignant melanoma is determined by the following factors: (1) the type of lesion; (2) the involvement of the leptomeninges; (3) the extent of tumor excised; and (4) the molecular immunology borstel number 1 (MIB 1) antibody index, which is the most relevant factor for prognosis in this type of cancer.
Publication History
Article published online:
07 August 2024
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