Perineural spread of malignant melanoma from the mandible to the brachial plexus: Case report

Carlos E. Restrepo; Robert J. Spinner; B. Matthew Howe; Mark E. Jentoft; Svetomir N. Markovic; Daniel H. Lachance

doi:10.3171/2014.12.JNS14852

Perineural spread of malignant melanoma from the mandible to the brachial plexus: Case report

Carlos E. Restrepo, Robert J. Spinner, B. Matthew Howe, Mark E. Jentoft, Svetomir N. Markovic, Daniel H. Lachance

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Abstract

Perineural spread is a well-known mechanism of dissemination of head and neck malignancies. There are few reports of melanoma involving the brachial plexus in the literature. To their knowledge, the authors report the first known case of perineural spread of malignant melanoma to the brachial plexus. Clinicoradiological and anatomopathological correlation is presented, highlighting the importance of peripheral nerve communications in perineural spread.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	784-790
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of neurosurgery
Volume	122
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3171/2014.12.JNS14852
State	Published - Apr 2015

Keywords

Brachial plexus
Cervical plexus
Malignant melanoma
Oncology
Perineural spread
Peripheral nerve

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Surgery
Clinical Neurology

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