Table 1 Primary intracranial malignant melanoma cases described in childhood and adolescent age group
From: Primary intracranial malignant melanoma in an adolescent female: a case report
No | Authors/year | Age/sex | Clinical features | Location | Treatment | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lim et al./2023 [10] | 15/M | Headaches, vomiting and photophobia | Right frontal lobe | Surgery + CT + RT | Died at 8 months |
2 | Otero-soto et al./2021 [9] | 17/M | tonic–clonic seizures | Right frontal parafalcine | Surgery + CT + RT | Died |
3 | Sivaraju et al./2018 [11] | 16/M | Headache, vomiting, left upper and lower limb weakness | Right parietal region | Surgery + RT | Died at 9 months |
4 | Mondal S et al./2017 [12] | 11/F | Headache, vomiting, ataxia | left occipital region | Surgery + RT | Disease free at 24 months |
5 | Balakrishnan et al./2015 [13] | 16/M | Headache, seizure, blurring of vision, vertigo | Temporal lobe | Surgery + CT + RT | Died at 7 months |
6 | Chen et al./2013 [14] | 16/M | Headache, impaired vision | Frontotemporal | Surgery + CT + RT | Died at 6 months |
7 | Son et al./2003 [15] | 12/M | Headache | Parietal-Falx | Surgery + RT | Died at 25 months |
8 | Desai et al./2001 [16] | 17/F | Headache, vomiting, diplopia | Cerebello-pontine angle | Surgery + RT | Alive at 12 months |