title: Neurocutaneous melanosis associated with intraspinal lipoma.
abstract: A case of neurocutaneous melanosis developing a leptomeningeal melanoma is described in a ten year old girl in whom an intraspinal lipoma had been resected seven years earlier. Standard and CT myelographic findings are described and the complementary role of Gadolinium-enhanced MRI is discussed. The literature is reviewed and the association of a lipoma and neurocutaneous melanosis has not been encountered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Free University Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: E P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: van Heuzen
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Kaiser
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: de Slegte
mesh_terms: D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005682:Gadolinium; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008548:Melanosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D009192:Myelography; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D005682:Gadolinium