Metastatic melanoma of the septum pellucidum mimicking a colloidal cyst of the third ventricle. A novel case

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 125-129

  Cipri, S ^a   Mannino, R ^a   Cafarelli, F ^b  

^a Bianchi Melacrino Morelli Hospitals   (Italy)

^b Bianchi Melacrino Morelli Hospitals   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Melanoma; Septum pellucidum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; BRONCHUS; CANCER GROWTH; CASE REPORT; COLLOID CYST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCEPHALUS; LYMPH NODE; MALE; MELANOMA; NEUROENDOSCOPY; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY;

ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM CYSTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MELANOMA; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; RADIOSURGERY; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; SKIN NEOPLASMS; THIRD VENTRICLE;

EID: 77249166237     PISSN: 00264881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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