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Central nervous system melanoma

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Clinical Management of Melanoma

Part of the book series: Developments in Oncology ((DION,volume 5))

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Abstract

Malignant melanomas arise from neural crest-derived melanocytes, which are found in the skin, mucous membranes, uveal tract and in the piaarachnoid of the central nervous system (CNS). Theoretically, primary malignant melanomas can arise in any of these sites. However, the vast majority of melanomas arise in the skin, so that tumors found in other locations are generally the result of metastasis. This chapter will review involvement of the CNS by metastatic melanoma and will describe briefly the melanomas which originate in the brain and spinal cord.

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    H. F. Seigler

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Schold, S.C., Bullard, D.E., Cook, W.A. (1982). Central nervous system melanoma. In: Seigler, H.F. (eds) Clinical Management of Melanoma. Developments in Oncology, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7493-7_7

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