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Pediatric leptomeningeal melanoma

MedGen UID:
232061
•Concept ID:
C1332976
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Childhood Leptomeningeal Melanoma; childhood leptomeningeal melanoma; Childhood Meningeal Melanoma; childhood meningeal melanoma; paediatric meningeal melanoma; Pediatric Leptomeningeal Melanoma; pediatric leptomeningeal melanoma; Pediatric Meningeal Melanoma; pediatric meningeal melanoma
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003764

Definition

A melanoma that arises from leptomeningeal melanocytes and occurs in childhood. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPediatric leptomeningeal melanoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Brain metastases in patients diagnosed with a solid primary cancer during childhood: experience from a single referral cancer center.
Suki D, Khoury Abdulla R, Ding M, Khatua S, Sawaya R
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2014 Oct;14(4):372-85. Epub 2014 Aug 15 doi: 10.3171/2014.7.PEDS13318. PMID: 25127097
Treatment of neoplastic meningeal xenografts by intraventricular administration of an antiganglioside monoclonal antibody, 3F8.
Bergman I, Barmada MA, Heller G, Griffin JA, Cheung NK
Int J Cancer 1999 Aug 12;82(4):538-48. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0215(19990812)82:4<538::aid-ijc12>3.0.co;2-7. PMID: 10404068

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Neurocutaneous Melanocytosis and Leptomeningeal Melanoma.
Mitre V, Heym K, Clark GD, Venkatramani R
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2021 Mar 1;43(2):e195-e197. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000001680. PMID: 31764519
Neurocutaneous melanocytosis (melanosis).
Ruggieri M, Polizzi A, Catanzaro S, Bianco ML, Praticò AD, Di Rocco C
Childs Nerv Syst 2020 Oct;36(10):2571-2596. Epub 2020 Oct 13 doi: 10.1007/s00381-020-04770-9. PMID: 33048248
Malignant transformation of neurocutaneous melanosis (NCM) following immunosuppression.
Schaff LR, Marghoob A, Rosenblum MK, Meyer R, Khakoo Y
Pediatr Dermatol 2019 Jul;36(4):497-500. Epub 2019 Mar 13 doi: 10.1111/pde.13804. PMID: 30868657Free PMC Article
Brain metastases in patients diagnosed with a solid primary cancer during childhood: experience from a single referral cancer center.
Suki D, Khoury Abdulla R, Ding M, Khatua S, Sawaya R
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2014 Oct;14(4):372-85. Epub 2014 Aug 15 doi: 10.3171/2014.7.PEDS13318. PMID: 25127097
Spectrum of central nervous system abnormalities in neurocutaneous melanocytosis.
Ramaswamy V, Delaney H, Haque S, Marghoob A, Khakoo Y
Dev Med Child Neurol 2012 Jun;54(6):563-8. Epub 2012 Apr 2 doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2012.04275.x. PMID: 22469364

Diagnosis

Fatal GNAQ-mutated CNS melanoma in an adolescent with nevus of Ota.
Blundell AR, Moustafa D, Samore WR, Hawryluk EB
Pediatr Dermatol 2021 Mar;38(2):497-499. Epub 2021 Jan 9 doi: 10.1111/pde.14501. PMID: 33421174
Neurocutaneous melanocytosis (melanosis).
Ruggieri M, Polizzi A, Catanzaro S, Bianco ML, Praticò AD, Di Rocco C
Childs Nerv Syst 2020 Oct;36(10):2571-2596. Epub 2020 Oct 13 doi: 10.1007/s00381-020-04770-9. PMID: 33048248
Pediatric primary diffuse leptomeningeal melanomatosis: Case report and review of the literature.
Xu X, Zheng Y, Li J, Wang F, Li F
Medicine (Baltimore) 2020 Feb;99(8):e19178. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000019178. PMID: 32080099Free PMC Article
Neurocutaneous melanosis presenting with hydrocephalus and malignant transformation: case-based update.
Sharouf F, Zaben M, Lammie A, Leach P, Bhatti MI
Childs Nerv Syst 2018 Aug;34(8):1471-1477. Epub 2018 Jun 12 doi: 10.1007/s00381-018-3851-5. PMID: 29948137Free PMC Article
Neurocutaneous melanosis.
Makkar HS, Frieden IJ
Semin Cutan Med Surg 2004 Jun;23(2):138-44. doi: 10.1016/j.sder.2004.01.007. PMID: 15295923

Therapy

Combinatorial effects of azacitidine and trametinib on NRAS-mutated melanoma.
Hanft KM, Hamed E, Kaiser M, Würtemberger J, Schneider M, Pietsch T, Feige U, Meiss F, Krengel S, Niemeyer C, Hettmer S
Pediatr Blood Cancer 2022 Apr;69(4):e29468. Epub 2021 Dec 6 doi: 10.1002/pbc.29468. PMID: 34866327
Neurocutaneous Melanocytosis and Leptomeningeal Melanoma.
Mitre V, Heym K, Clark GD, Venkatramani R
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2021 Mar 1;43(2):e195-e197. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000001680. PMID: 31764519
Malignant transformation of neurocutaneous melanosis (NCM) following immunosuppression.
Schaff LR, Marghoob A, Rosenblum MK, Meyer R, Khakoo Y
Pediatr Dermatol 2019 Jul;36(4):497-500. Epub 2019 Mar 13 doi: 10.1111/pde.13804. PMID: 30868657Free PMC Article
Treatment of neoplastic meningeal xenografts by intraventricular administration of an antiganglioside monoclonal antibody, 3F8.
Bergman I, Barmada MA, Heller G, Griffin JA, Cheung NK
Int J Cancer 1999 Aug 12;82(4):538-48. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0215(19990812)82:4<538::aid-ijc12>3.0.co;2-7. PMID: 10404068

Prognosis

Neurocutaneous Melanocytosis and Leptomeningeal Melanoma.
Mitre V, Heym K, Clark GD, Venkatramani R
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2021 Mar 1;43(2):e195-e197. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000001680. PMID: 31764519
Pediatric primary diffuse leptomeningeal melanomatosis: Case report and review of the literature.
Xu X, Zheng Y, Li J, Wang F, Li F
Medicine (Baltimore) 2020 Feb;99(8):e19178. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000019178. PMID: 32080099Free PMC Article
Neurocutaneous melanosis presenting with hydrocephalus and malignant transformation: case-based update.
Sharouf F, Zaben M, Lammie A, Leach P, Bhatti MI
Childs Nerv Syst 2018 Aug;34(8):1471-1477. Epub 2018 Jun 12 doi: 10.1007/s00381-018-3851-5. PMID: 29948137Free PMC Article
Neurocutaneous melanosis.
Makkar HS, Frieden IJ
Semin Cutan Med Surg 2004 Jun;23(2):138-44. doi: 10.1016/j.sder.2004.01.007. PMID: 15295923
Meningeal tumors of childhood and infancy. An update and literature review.
Perry A, Dehner LP
Brain Pathol 2003 Jul;13(3):386-408. doi: 10.1111/j.1750-3639.2003.tb00038.x. PMID: 12946028Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Combinatorial effects of azacitidine and trametinib on NRAS-mutated melanoma.
Hanft KM, Hamed E, Kaiser M, Würtemberger J, Schneider M, Pietsch T, Feige U, Meiss F, Krengel S, Niemeyer C, Hettmer S
Pediatr Blood Cancer 2022 Apr;69(4):e29468. Epub 2021 Dec 6 doi: 10.1002/pbc.29468. PMID: 34866327
Brain metastases in patients diagnosed with a solid primary cancer during childhood: experience from a single referral cancer center.
Suki D, Khoury Abdulla R, Ding M, Khatua S, Sawaya R
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2014 Oct;14(4):372-85. Epub 2014 Aug 15 doi: 10.3171/2014.7.PEDS13318. PMID: 25127097
Large congenital melanotic nevi in an extremity with neurocutaneous melanocytosis.
Becher OJ, Souweidane M, Lavi E, Kramer K, Lis E, Marghoob AA, Khakoo Y
Pediatr Dermatol 2009 Jan-Feb;26(1):79-82. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2008.00828.x. PMID: 19250413

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