Table 3.
Review of the literature of CNS amelanotic melanoma
| Author | Year | Nb | Primary/metastatic a | Diagnosis | Other b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schulz et al. [6] | 2012 | 1 | Primary | Malignant amelanotic melanomas | (in German) |
| Combined multiple intracranial and intraspinal primary malignant amelanotic melanomas | |||||
| Cemil et al. [7] | 2008 | 1 | Metastatic | Amelanotic melanoma | - |
| Karakis et al. [8] | 2007 | 1 | Metastatic | Amelanotic melanoma | - |
| Jacob et al. [9] | 2006 | 1 | - | Amelanotic melanoma? | - |
| Li et al. [10] | 2004 | 1 | - | Amelanotic melanoma? | (in Chinese) |
| Ogawa et al. [11] | 2003 | 1 | Metastatic | Amelanotic melanoma | - |
| Shields et al. [12] | 2002 | 1 | Metastatic | Amelanotic melanoma | - |
| Isiklar et al. [13] | 1995 | 16 | Metastatic | Amelanotic melanoma | - |
| Schadendorf et al. [14] | 1993 | 1 | - | Amelanotic malignant melanoma | - |
| Takahashi et al. [15] | 1990 | 1 | Metastatic | Amelanotic melanoma | (in Japanase) |
| Krüger et al. [16] | 1987 | 1 | Metastatic | Amelanotic melanoma | Associated with a congenital nevus of Ota |
| Sunada et al. [17] | 1986 | 1 | Unknown origin | Amelanotic melanoma | (in Japanase) |
| Out of review of primary uveal melanoma 2365 patients | |||||
| Wagner et al. [18] | 1981 | 1 | - | Amelanotic melanoma | Amelanotic melanoma of the lung and brain |
| Schuknecht et al. [5] | 1990 | 2 | Primary | Meningeal amelanotic malignant melanoma | - |
CNS, central nervous system, the involved cases are all of the CNS, either intracranial or intraspinal; Nb, number of reported cases. aSome cases have no clear evidence to be defined as primary or metastatic tumor; bliterature in languages other than English is noted.