Meningeal melanocytoma: a rare lesion of the central nervous system.
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.
Gardiman
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Istituto di Anatomia Patologica, Università di Padova, Italy.
Altavilla
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Marchioro
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Boscolo
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Alessio
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L
Piazza
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*