title: Melanocytoma of cerebellum.
abstract: Melanocytomas are rare melanocytic tumors of the central nervous system. We report a rare case of melanocytoma in the cerebellum of a 35-year-old male patient. Computed tomography scan showed a cystic lesion with an enhancing solid component arising from the cerebellum. The lesion was resected and a histological diagnosis of melanocytoma of the cerebellum was made.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore 575 001, Karnataka, India. sharadarai@yahoo.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rai
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Naik
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Philipose
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Verghese
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed