Perineural spread of malignant melanoma from the mandible to the brachial plexus: case report.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.3171/2014.12.JNS14852.
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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.
Medical subject headings
- Brachial Plexus
- Mandibular Neoplasms
- Melanoma
- Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms