title: Primary meningeal melanocytoma.
abstract: Meningeal melanocytoma is an uncommon benign pigmented primary lesion that has to be distinguished as a pathological entity separate from other benign melanin containing tumours as well as its overtly malignant counterpart, melanoma. In the present study, a 58 year old lady presented with bilateral sensory and motor symptoms in the lower limbs. The MRI scan showed a dumb-bell shaped lesion in the spinal canal at 6th cervical vertebra to 1st thoracic vertebra (C6-T1) level mimicking a schwannoma and histologically proved to be melanocytoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India. urmilank@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: U N
authors.initials: UN
authors.lastname: Khadilkar
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.lastname: Deeshma
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bhat