title: Melanotic paraganglioma of the orbit: a case report.
abstract: A paraganglioma of the orbit in a 21-year-old woman is presented, containing oculo-cutaneous melanin in many tumor cells, occasionally adjacent to neurosecretory granules, and in macrophages. This tumor expands the list of neuroectodermal tumors with potential melaninization.
authors.affiliation: Ludwig Boltzmann Institut für klinische Neurobiologie, Krankenhaus Lainz, Wien, Austria.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Paulus
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jellinger
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Brenner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008543:Melanins / Q000032:analysis; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000032:analysis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000032:analysis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D008543:Melanins