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ArticleClinical case reports2025

Primary Diffuse Leptomeningeal Melanomatosis Leading to Raised Intracranial Pressure in a Pediatric Patient.

Shiva Sareh, Zohreh Habibi, Mohammad Vasei, Moeinadin Safavi, Alieh Safari Sharari, Neda Pak, Golazin Shahbodagh Khan, Mahmoudreza Ashrafi, Morteza Heidari

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Shiva SarehResident of Pediatrics, Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran.
Zohreh HabibiDepartment of Neurosurgery School of Medicine, Children's Medical Center,Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran.
Mohammad VaseiGene Therapy Research Center Digestive Disease Research Institute, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran.
Moeinadin SafaviDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Children's Medical Center Tehran Iran.
Alieh Safari SharariDepartment of Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology School of Medicine Children's Medical Center Tehran Iran.
Neda PakDepartment of Radiology School of Medicine Children's Medical Center Tehran Iran.
Golazin Shahbodagh KhanDepartment of Pediatrics, Pediatric Neurology Fellowship School of Medicine Children's Medical Center Tehran Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3206-5728
Mahmoudreza AshrafiDepartment of Pediatrics, Professor of Pediatric Neurology School of Medicine Children's Medical Center Tehran Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5483-6549
Morteza HeidariDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology Children's Medical Center, Pediatrics Center of Excellent, Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7487-569X

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Abstract

A critical clinical consideration, in addition to other common risk factors predisposing individuals to idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), involves the potential co-occurrence of increased intracranial pressure and elevated cerebrospinal fluid protein levels in the presence of underlying malignancies. Primary diffuse leptomeningeal melanomatosis, an exceptionally rare condition with few reported cases in the pediatric population, illustrates this scenario. Timely decision-making based on clinical suspicion to perform a biopsy and involving a skilled pathologist for accurate reporting are essential steps toward achieving a definitive diagnosis.

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idiopathic intracranial hypertensionmalignant leptomeningeal melanomaneurologyneurosurgerypathology‐laboratory medicine

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PMCPMC11769965

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