Brainstem melanomas presenting as a cavernous malformation
Lu AY, Patel AR, Kuzmik GA, Atsina K, Bronen RA, Jabbour PM, Hasan DM, Vortmeyer AO, Welch BG, Bulsara KR. Brainstem melanomas presenting as a cavernous malformation. Neurochirurgie 2014, 60: 184-187. PMID: 24856047, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2014.02.005.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsCavernous malformationsClinical courseWhole-brain radiation therapyAcute pontine hemorrhageRight dorsal midbrainWhole brain radiationAggressive clinical courseRepeat hemorrhageMelanoma presentingSurgical resectionBrainstem hemorrhagePontine hemorrhagePoor prognosisTreatment modalitiesHemorrhagic lesionsRadiation therapyDorsal midbrainStereotactic radiosurgeryMelanoma lesionsLesionsHemorrhageMelanomaMalformationsResectionBrainstem