title: Imaging appearances of meningeal melanocytoma.
abstract: Meningeal melanocytoma is an uncommon, benign melanocytic tumour of the meninges. Only 15 cases have been reported to date. We present the MR and CT appearance of a case of compressive myelopathy due to cervical meningeal melanocytoma. Careful analysis of the imaging features, as illustrated in the present case, allows a preoperative diagnosis. The differential diagnosis includes malignant melanoma and melanocytic meningioma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroradiology, Neurosciences Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India 110 029.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goyal
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gambhir
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Patir
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gaikwad
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Sharma