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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Falavigna, Asdrubal
• Borba, Luis A B
• Ferraz, Fernando Antonio Patriani
• Almeida, Giovana Camargo de
• Krindges Júnior, José Valentim

Titel

Primary melanoma of Meckel's cave: case report

Ist Teil von

• Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria, 2004-06, Vol.62 (2A), p.353-356

Ort / Verlag

Brazil: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO

Erscheinungsjahr

2004

Quelle

Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• We present a case of trigeminal neuralgia with cranial normal magnetic resonance image (MRI) and computed tomography. The pain was not relieved by carbamazepine and microvascular decompression surgery was done. After two months the pain was similar to the condition before surgery. At this time, MRI showed an expansive lesion in Meckel's cave that was treated with radical resection by extra-dural approach. The pathologic examination revealed a primary melanoma. The follow-up after six months did not show abnormalities.