title: Cerebellopontine angle meningeal melanocytoma: a rare tumor in an uncommon location. Case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. adityagupta71@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Aditya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Faiz U
authors.initials: FU
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: Mehar C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Ajay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.forename: Veer S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Mehta
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D008543:Melanins