title: Melanocytoma of the cavernous sinus: CT and MR findings.
abstract: We present the CT, MR angiographic, and histologic findings of a rare primary meningeal melanocytoma of the cavernous sinus. The primary differential diagnosis is between a melanin-containing tumor and an extraaxial cavernous angioma. Radiologic imaging cannot distinguish between the less aggressive primary meningeal melanocytoma and the more aggressive meningeal melanoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiologic Sciences, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19129, USA.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Faro
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Koenigsberg
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Turtz
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Croul
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D009506:Nevus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery