title: Meningeal melanocytoma: a rare lesion of the central nervous system.
abstract: Two cases of meningeal melanocytoma, both localized in the cerebellopontine angle, were studied. The patients underwent surgical excision, and in one case there was a recurrence. All the pathologic criteria of melanocytoma were fulfilled by the 2 reported cases. Immunohistochemical stainings were very important ancillary tools in the differential diagnosis with other pigmented meningeal tumors.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Anatomia Patologica, Università di Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gardiman
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Altavilla
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Marchioro
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Boscolo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Alessio
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Piazza
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*