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The authors discuss a case of a two-years-old girl, who had a unilateral previous enucleated retinoblastoma, that died with a suprasellar mass and distant metastasis.

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Neoplasias dos Nervos Cranianos/secundário , Neoplasias Oculares/patologia , Doenças do Nervo Óptico/patologia , Retinoblastoma/patologia , Pré-Escolar , Neoplasias dos Nervos Cranianos/patologia , Feminino , Humanos , Espaço Subaracnóideo

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The clinical, radiological and autopsy features of a 5-month-old child with neurocutaneous melanosis are described. The patient had multiple disseminated benign cutaneous nevi. The pneumoencephalogram showed non-obstructive hydrocephalus. The patient died at the third day of hospitalization and autopsy was performed. A mild hydrocephalus and melanic specks in cerebellum and in the brainstem were disclosed.

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Encefalopatias/patologia , Melanose/patologia , Encefalopatias/complicações , Neoplasias Encefálicas/etiologia , Cerebelo/patologia , Córtex Cerebral/patologia , Feminino , Humanos , Hidrocefalia/etiologia , Lactente , Melanose/complicações , Nevo Pigmentado/etiologia