June 2002: 57-year-old male with leptomeningeal and liver tumors.
The June 2002 COM. A male patient presented at the age of 57 years with a benign meningeal melanocytoma. Eight years later, the patient had a local recurrence of the tumor, cerebral metastases and liver metastases. This demonstrates that a correct diagnosis of melanocytic CNS tumors remains a challenge together with elucidating predictive markers for biological behavior. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of a melanocytoma associated with hepatic metastasis.
Koenigsmann
Monika
M
Department of Neuropathology, Free University Berlin, Germany.
Jautzke
Günther
G
Unger
Matthias
M
Théallier-Janko
Agota
A
Wiegel
Thomas
T
Stoltenburg-Didinger
Gisela
G
D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D008544:Melanocytes / Q000473:pathology*; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed