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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 1981;10(1): 329-334. |
A Case of Primary Malignant Melanoma in the Occipital Region. |
Young Kyu Kim, Dong Been Park, Kyu Man Shin, Sun Ho Chee, Sung Yeul Yoo |
1Department of Neurological Surgery, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. 2Department of Radiology, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. |
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ABSTRACT |
There is a current tendency to believe that malignant melanoma originate from epidermal melanocyte rather than from pigmented cell of the upper dermis. Approximately 15% of all malignant melanoma in the body occur in head and neck regions. The majority of the patients were in the sixth & seventh decade. A case of malignant melanoma in the occipital region in a 2-year-old girl is reported. Physical and X-ray studies showed a large brownish pigmented mass with ulcerated surface and small bony defect in the occipital region. |
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