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Kumar A, Gunasekaran PK, Aggarwal D, Janu V, Manjunathan S, Laxmi V, Tiwari S, Saini L. Primary Diffuse Leptomeningeal Melanomatosis in an Indian Child With Review of Literature. Pediatr Neurol 2024; 152:23-29. [PMID: 38176225 DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2023.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2023] [Revised: 11/18/2023] [Accepted: 12/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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BACKGROUND Primary diffuse leptomeningeal melanomatosis (PDLM) is an extremely rare, aggressive malignant neoplasia of the central nervous system. We report the first case of pediatric PDLM from India. METHODS A review of literature was done to describe the 15 pediatric cases reported so far. RESULTS A 12-year-old male child presented with fever, vomiting, and headache for 2 months. Cerebrospinal fluid examination was normal. An MRI of the brain revealed hydrocephalus, for which antitubercular therapy was started and external ventricular drainage followed by ventriculoperitoneal shunt was done. Repeat MRI revealed a suprasellar lesion, nodular enhancement of cranial nerves along with dural enhancement of spinal cord with arachnoiditis, and long-segment myelomalacia. Repeat cerebrospinal fluid examination was negative for malignant cells. During biopsy, blackish dura with diffuse blackish deposits in ventricle were noted. Histopathological examination revealed tumor cells with intracytoplasmic coarse brown pigment melanoma, frequent mitotic figures, and immunohistochemistry testing was positive for human melanoma black-45 and MelanA, suggestive of PDLM. He expired 4 months after the diagnosis. CONCLUSION Diagnosing PDLM can be daunting in light of its slow but malignant progression mimicking TBM leading to improper management. However, the absence of any supportive microbiological evidence and failure to respond to the standard antitubercular therapy with subsequent progression of the symptoms should prompt the need for finding an alternative diagnosis. A targeted molecular diagnosis and precision medicine may provide a favorable outcome in children with PDLM.
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- Ashna Kumar
- Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
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Hung PC, Chang YC, Hsieh MY, Wu CT. Primary intracranial meningeal melanoma mimicking chronic meningitis: A case report. Pediatr Neonatol 2019; 60:589-591. [PMID: 30497968 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2018.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Revised: 09/15/2018] [Accepted: 10/25/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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- Po-Cheng Hung
- Division of Pediatric Neurology, Chang Gung Children's Hospital, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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- Division of Pediatric Neurology, Chang Gung Children's Hospital, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Pediatric Neurology, Chang Gung Children's Hospital, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Children's Hospital, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Man W, Wang G. Incidence, Outcomes and Predictors of Primary Central Nervous System Melanoma: A SEER-Based Study. World Neurosurg 2019; 129:e782-e790. [DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.06.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2019] [Revised: 06/03/2019] [Accepted: 06/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Zhang S, Wang W, Su X, Tan Q, Sun H, Liu Z, Chen N, Gong Q, Yue Q. Amelanotic Meningeal Melanoma with Leptomeningeal Dissemination: A Case Report and Systematic Literature Review. World Neurosurg 2019; 122:229-239. [DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.10.199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2018] [Revised: 10/10/2018] [Accepted: 10/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Primary Central Nervous System Malignant Melanoma in Children: A Case Series and Review of the Literature. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2018; 40:616-619. [PMID: 29401100 DOI: 10.1097/mph.0000000000001092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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We describe 2 cases of rapidly progressive primary central nervous system malignant melanoma, and summarize 18 previously reported cases of this extremely rare tumor in children. Both patients presented with focal neurologic symptoms, with no evidence of skin or other organ system involvement. One patient was treated with temozolomide and etoposide, whereas the other was treated with multiple surgical resections, radiation therapy, and a trial of ipilimumab. New molecularly targeted and immune-based therapies used in metastatic melanoma in adults are potential new treatment options, but their efficacy and safety in pediatric patients needs to be established.
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Primary leptomeningeal melanoma of the cervical spine mimicking a meningioma-a case report. J Neurol Surg Rep 2014; 75:e93-7. [PMID: 25083399 PMCID: PMC4110137 DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1372474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2013] [Accepted: 01/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background and Importance Primary leptomeningeal melanoma (PLM) is highly malignant and exceedingly rare. Due to its rarity, diagnostic and treatment paradigms have been slow to evolve. We report the first case of a PLM that mimics a cervical spine meningioma and then discuss the current clinical, radiologic, and pathologic diagnostic methodologies as well as expected outcomes related to this disease. Clinical Presentation A 54-year-old woman presented a dural-based extramedullary solid mass ventral to the C2-C3 spinal cord causing spinal cord compression without cord signal changes, characteristic of meningioma. Intraoperative microscopic inspection revealed numerous black spots littering the surface of the dura; the tumor itself was yellow in appearance and had a soft consistency. Pathologic analysis of the specimen revealed a malignant melanin-containing tumor. No primary site was found, so a diagnosis of primary leptomeningeal melanoma was made, and the patient subsequently received interferon therapy. To date (2 years postoperatively), no local or systemic recurrence of the tumor has been identified. Conclusion As with most rare tumors, case reports constitute the vast majority of references to PLM. Only an increased awareness and an extensive report of each individual case can help diagnose and clarify the nature of PLM. Clinicians need to be aware of such malignant conditions when diagnosing benign tumoral lesions of the spine such as meningiomas.
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Brunsvig KL, Zenobi M, Rilliet B, El Hassani Y, de Haller R, Ansari M, Lobrinus JA, Hanquinet S, Fluss J. Primary leptomeningeal melanocytosis in a 10-year-old girl: a challenging diagnosis with a poor prognosis. J Child Neurol 2011; 26:1444-8. [PMID: 21670389 DOI: 10.1177/0883073811409749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Primary leptomeningeal melanocytosis is rarely encountered in the pediatric population. Despite being considered a nonmalignant condition, it uniformly carries a poor prognosis given the ineluctable progression of meningeal infiltration. The case of a previously healthy 10-year-old girl who was first thought to suffer from recurrent hemiplegic migraine is reported. She later developed insidious subacute hydrocephalus. Meningeal biopsy performed during shunt insertion demonstrated an unexpectedly large number of melanocytes consistent with meningeal melanocytosis. Subsequently, the child developed recurrent shunt dysfunction and showed evidence of malignant transformation. The steps to reaching the proper diagnosis are discussed, and the current literature on this rare clinical entity as well as on related central nervous system melanocytic lesions that can occur in the pediatric population is reviewed.
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- Kirsten L Brunsvig
- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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A Case of Primary Leptomeningeal Melanoma Evaluated on FDG PET/CT. Clin Nucl Med 2011; 36:919-21. [DOI: 10.1097/rlu.0b013e318219b25c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Bookland M, Anderson WS, Biser-Rohrbaugh A, Jallo GI. Primary pineal malignant melanoma. Pediatr Neurosurg 2007; 43:303-8. [PMID: 17627147 DOI: 10.1159/000103311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2006] [Accepted: 05/07/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Primary pineal malignant melanomas are a rare subset of primary central nervous system melanomas. This report presents the case of a 20-year-old female patient with a primary pineal region malignant melanoma who underwent endoscopic biopsy and adjuvant therapy. Her treatment consisted of stereotactic radiation to the pineal tumor, conventional whole-brain radiation and Temodar(R) for the disseminated disease. She required a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt for refractory ICP problems. This report details the clinical features of the case and summarizes the literature on a rare but aggressive neoplasm.
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- Markus Bookland
- Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
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Tzekov C, Naydenov E, Kalev O. Ependymoma of the cauda equina starting with communicating hydrocephalus: a case report. Pediatr Neurosurg 2007; 43:399-402. [PMID: 17786006 DOI: 10.1159/000106390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2006] [Accepted: 08/16/2006] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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The presence of concomitant hydrocephalus in cases with spinal cord tumors is relatively rare. Here, we describe a case of myxopapillary ependymoma of the cauda equina starting with communicating hydrocephalus in a 14-year-old boy. The patient presented to the clinic without underlying causes of hydrocephalus on the neuroimaging data. After ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement, despite the numerous malfunction incidents, the patient was doing well. Eight years later, he developed progressive weakness and coldness of the lower limbs. Multiple cystic lesions in the cervicothoracic area were found on magnetic resonance imaging. Decompressive hemilaminectomy of the cervicothoracic region was performed with temporary improvement of the patient's condition. Because of persisting complaints, the sacral area of the spine was also observed and neuroimaging data for a tumoral lesion in the cauda equina region were found. The lesion was surgically removed and the histological result was myxopapillary ependymoma. Therefore, cases presenting with internal hydrocephalus without clear-cut intracranial etiology should have detailed neuroimaging of the whole central nervous system.
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- Christo Tzekov
- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital St. Ivan Rilski, Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Meningeal derived tumors of the first 2 decades of life are often diagnostically challenging due to the wide morphologic spectrum encountered and the rarity of most individual entities. The 2 most common patterns include the dural/leptomeningeal-based mass and neoplastic meningitis. Both primary and secondary meningeal presentations may occur, either early or late in the course of various meningothelial, mesenchymal, embryonal, glial, hematopoietic, histiocytic, melanocytic, and inflammatory tumors. As in other areas of pediatric pathology, there are significant differences between this patient cohort and adults, differences which will be emphasized in this review.
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- Arie Perry
- Division of Neuropathology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo 63110-1093, USA.
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Rosenthal G, Gomori JM, Tobias S, Diment J, Shoshan Y. Unusual Cases Involving the CNS and Nasal Sinuses. J Clin Oncol 2003; 21:3875-7. [PMID: 14551307 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2003.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Guy Rosenthal
- Department of Neurosurgery, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
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STUDY DESIGN A retrospective review of a case of primary leptomeningeal melanoma. OBJECTIVES To present a previously undescribed tumor of the lumbar meninges. BACKGROUND The case described the first report of lumbar localization and of bony metastasis of this tumor. METHODS The authors present a case of a 65-year-old man with a destruction of the fifth lumbar vertebra and an exacerbation of lumbar pain and acute sensorimotor radiculopathy. RESULTS The histologic examination of the resected tissue after the transpedicular stabilization suggested the presence of metastatic melanoma. After the development of progressive paraplegia and a second operation, subsequent histologic examination of the resected tissue showed the lesion to be a primary leptomeningeal melanoma. The patient's condition deteriorated progressively, and 31 days after confirmation of the diagnosis, he died of meningeal melanomatosis. CONCLUSION By indicating the possibility of hitherto unreported sites of occurrence, routes of metastatic spread, and manifestations of this malignant tumor, this case report may contribute to the further elucidation of this disease.
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- Frank Schneider
- Department of Orthopaedics, Charite University Hospital, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany.
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