Meningeal melanocytoma: case report and literature review
Kraft Roverea, R.; Dagnonia, C.; Gomes de Oliveiraa, G.; Sapellia, J.
Boletin de la Asociacion Medica de Puerto Rico 106(1): 30-32
2014
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-4849 PMID: 24791361 Document Number: 702501
We report a case of a 54-year-old female with progressive chronic pain in lower extremity, paraplegia and loss of function of the anal sphincter. MRI revealed an expansive solid intradural and intramedullar lesion located at the T6 to T9 levels. Histology of the lesion showed melanocytes with the results of immunohistochemistry consistent with a melanocytoma. Melanocytic tumors are rare tumors which present a diagnostic and management challenge for the modern neurosurgeon and neuro-oncologist since MRI and CT features are non-specific and there is scant data to standardise best strategic therapy.
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