Cerebellopontine angle meningeal melanocytoma: a rare tumor in an uncommon location. Case report.
Meningeal melanocytomas are uncommon intracranial tumors and their occurrence at the cerebellopontine angle (CPA) is extremely rare. The authors describe the case of a 58-year-old woman who presented with a left CPA tumor; on the basis of histopathological studies after resection, a diagnosis of meningeal melanocytoma was reached. The relevant literature is reviewed.
Gupta
Aditya
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Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. adityagupta71@hotmail.com
Ahmad
Faiz U
FU
Sharma
Mehar C
MC
Garg
Ajay
A
Mehta
Veer S
VS
D000328:Adult; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008543:Melanins / Q000378:metabolism; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures
D008543:Melanins