Unusual clinical presentation of a meningeal melanocytoma with seizures: case report and review of the literature.
The 17th case of an intracranial meningeal melanocytoma is presented in a 67-year old man. It is the 6th melanocytoma arising from the cavum Meckeli and the first presenting with seizures. Surgical removal was curative for a follow up period of 32 months. Besides the clinical and neuroradiological presentation, the histological, ultrastructural and immunohistochemical features are described. A review of the literature including cases with malignant transformation is given and differential diagnostic problems are discussed.
Department of Neurosurgery, Academic Hospital München-Bogenhausen, Germany.
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Leonardi
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Stölzle
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Müller-Höcker
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008544:Melanocytes / Q000473:pathology*; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology*