title: Meningeal melanocytoma: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We report a case of meningeal melanocytoma in the thoracic spinal cord of a 44-year-old woman and review previously documented cases. Our patient experienced numbness and tingling in her left leg for 8 years, and low back pains with intermittent claudication for the previous 2 months. A histologically benign 20-mm tumour was totally resected. Radiation therapy was not given. The tumour showed the histological, immunohistochemical and ultrastructural features of a meningeal melanocytoma. The patient is alive without recurrence 4.5 years after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Hospital Regional Carlos Haya, Málaga, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ibáñez
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Weil
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ayala
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jimenez
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Acedo
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rodrigo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008545:Melanoma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D009418:S100 Proteins