Primary diffuse leptomeningeal melanomatosis in a child with a clinical presentation mimicking meningitis: case report and review of literature

Abstract Primary diffuse leptomeningeal melanomatosis (PDLM) is a rare and malignant form of melanoma, with an incidence of one in ten million. It most commonly occurs in the fourth decade of life and is even rarer in pediatric populations. Due to its nonspecific clinical presentation, it is often m...

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Main Authors: P. V. Sudharsan, Jeena Joseph, Krishna Prabhu Raju, Geeta Chacko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2025-05-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Neurosurgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41984-025-00423-8
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