Multiple intracranial metastases of malignant melanoma with long-term survival. Case report

The authors present a case of multiple brain metastases and an extracranial secondary localization from malignant melanoma. The patient was operated on three times for the intracranial masses and had a 49-month survival with a good quality of life after the first of the three operations. She lived a...

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Published inJournal of neurosurgery Vol. 60; no. 3; p. 621
Main Authors Fernandez, E, Maira, G, Puca, A, Vignati, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.03.1984
Subjects
Adult
Brain Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Brain Neoplasms - mortality
Brain Neoplasms - secondary
Brain Neoplasms - surgery
Female
Humans
Melanoma - diagnostic imaging
Melanoma - mortality
Melanoma - secondary
Melanoma - surgery
Quality of Life
Skin Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Skin Neoplasms - mortality
Skin Neoplasms - surgery
Time Factors
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:The authors present a case of multiple brain metastases and an extracranial secondary localization from malignant melanoma. The patient was operated on three times for the intracranial masses and had a 49-month survival with a good quality of life after the first of the three operations. She lived a total of 80 months from the time of diffusion of the primary tumor. The course of malignant melanoma is unpredictable, and long-term survival can be achieved in some cases, even in the presence of multiple brain metastases.
ISSN:0022-3085
DOI:10.3171/jns.1984.60.3.0621