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Oculodermal Melanosis (Naevus of Ota) Complicated by Multiple Intracranial Tumors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

W.J. Horsey*
Affiliation:
Departments of Neurosurgery, Department of Neuropathology and Dermatology, University of Toronto
J.M. Bilbao
Affiliation:
Departments of Neurosurgery, Department of Neuropathology and Dermatology, University of Toronto
J. Nethercott
Affiliation:
Departments of Neurosurgery, Department of Neuropathology and Dermatology, University of Toronto
R. Myers
Affiliation:
Departments of Neurosurgery, Department of Neuropathology and Dermatology, University of Toronto
H.J. Hoffman
Affiliation:
Departments of Neurosurgery, Department of Neuropathology and Dermatology, University of Toronto
*
Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5B 1W8, Canada
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A thirty-seven year old, East Indian female was admitted to St. Michael's Hospital on July 26, 1979 complaining of headache, diplopia, nausea and vomiting.

In April of 1978 she was referred to a neurologist for investigation of headache. Neurological examination was normal. An X-ray of her skull revealed a lytic lesion, 2 cms. in diameter, in the right frontal area. A bone scan showed no abnormality. Further study was refused. A left facial “birth mark” was noted.

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University of Toronto Neurosurgical Rounds No. 2
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1980

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