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| Year : 2003 | Volume
: 51
| Issue : 1 | Page : 79--80 |
Foramen magnum metastatic malignant melanoma
SB Pai, KN Krishna
Department of Neurosurgery, M. S. Ramaiah Medical College, Gokula Extension, Bangalore-560054, India
Correspondence Address:
S B Pai
737, 14th Cross, Girinagar II Phase, Bangalore-560085
India
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PMID: 12865527 
The foramen magnum as a site for brain metastasis is extremely rare. We report the case of a 24-year-old male who presented with features of increased intracranial pressure and lower cranial nerve palsies. Imaging revealed a foramen magnum tumor with extension up to the cerebellar vermis superiorly and into the spinal canal inferiorly (craniospinal mass) with mild obstructive hydrocephalus. A malignant melanoma was completely excised. The patient continued to be tumor-free 24 months later.
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