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American Journal of Neuroradiology 20:457-460 (3 1999)
© 1999 American Society of Neuroradiology

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Neurocutaneous Melanosis Presenting with Intracranial Amelanotic Melanoma

Bart D. Vanzieleghem^,a, Marc M. Lemmerling^a and Rudy N. Van Coster^a

^a From the Departments of Radiology (B.D.V., M.M.L.) and Pediatrics (R.N.V.C.), University Hospital Gent, Belgium.

Summary: We describe imaging findings in a 2-year-old girl with neurocutaneous melanosis and malignant cerebral melanoma. Because the cerebral melanoma in this child was of the amelanotic type, high-signal intensity on unenhanced T1-weighted images was not present. The cutaneous lesions played a crucial role in establishing a correct (presumed) histopathologic diagnosis on the basis of the imaging findings. To our knowledge this is the first report describing an intracranial amelanotic malignant melanoma in association with neurocutaneous melanosis.

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