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Primary sellar melanocytoma [PDF]

Pituitary, 2021
We present an up-to-date review of all published cases of sellar melanocytoma, a benign melanocytic neoplasm arising from melanocytes present in the leptomeninges surrounding the pituitary.Both the Medline and Embase databases were searched for case reports or case series of patients with a sellar mass consisting of melanocytes.All 14 identified ...
M. Claus, M. Van Der Linden, J. Van Dorpe, B. Lapauw, G. T’Sjoen   +4 more
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Orbital melanocytoma: When a tumor becomes a relieving surprise

American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2018
Purpose: Melanocytomas are rare pigmented tumors that arise form melanocytes and have been reported in the central nervous system. Orbital melanocytomas “also known as blue nevus” are rarely reported.
Haytham E. Nasr, Mohamed A. Nouh, Rania A. Ahmed, Abdelrahman M. Elhusseiny   +3 more
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Large Choroidal Melanocytoma Simulating Choroidal Melanoma: A Difficult Differential Diagnosis and an Inevitable Enucleation

Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine, 2020
Purpose. To describe a case of choroidal melanocytoma mimicking a melanoma. Methods. Retrospective case report. Patient. A 48-year-old Moroccan woman presented with progressive, painless decreased vision in her left eye for 2 months. Results.
Taoufik Abdellaoui, Soukaina Belfaiza, Yassine Malek, Mohamed-amine Essaoudi, Fouad Elasri, Karim Reda, Abdelbarre Oubaaz   +6 more
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Management of Choroidal Neovascularization Associated with Optic Disc Melanocytoma with Intravitreal Aflibercept: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine, 2019
Purpose. To report a rare case of melanocytoma associated choroidal neovascularization (CNV) treated with intravitreal aflibercept. Methods. We reviewed the literature for the previous reports and different methods of treatment. Results.
Hany S. Hamza, Magdy Moussa, Abdelrahman M. Elhusseiny   +2 more
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Cervical Spinal Meningeal Melanocytoma Presenting as Intracranial Superficial Siderosis [PDF]

Case Reports in Radiology, 2015
Meningeal melanocytoma is a rare pigmented tumor of the leptomeningeal melanocytes. This rare entity results in diagnostic difficulty in imaging unless clinical and histopathology correlation is performed.
Savitha Srirama Jayamma, Seema Sud, TBS Buxi, VS Madan, Ashish Goyal, Shashi Dhawan   +5 more
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Circumscribed Meningeal Melanocytic Neoplasms: CNS WHO Grade, Molecular Profile, and Clinical Outcomes. [PDF]

Brain Pathol
In this study including 31 circumscribed meningeal melanocytic neoplasms (melanocytoma, intermediate‐grade melanocytic tumor [IMT], and melanoma), overall survival (OS) differed significantly among the groups, with melanoma showing significantly worse OS than melanocytoma and IMT showing intermediate OS between melanocytoma and melanoma.
Zhu Y, Karbhari N, Kaufmann TJ, Raghunathan A, Ida CM, Zepeda-Mendoza CJ, Dryden IJ, Salamat S, Atherton C, Jenkins SM, Markovic SN, Sener UT, Giannini C.   +12 more
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Massive primary cerebellopontine angle melanocytoma in an 11 year old child: A case report and review of literature

Indian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2013
A rare case of meningeal melanocytoma in an 11 year-old girl is reported. The tumor was sub-totally resected. She received no adjuvant treatment and is symptom-free at the follow-up of 8 months.
Amresh Bhaganagare, Asha Shenoy, Naina Goel, Atul Goel   +3 more
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Copy number variation analysis of cerebrospinal fluid metagenomic next-generation sequencing data in assisting the diagnosis of pediatric brain tumors. [PDF]

Pediatr Investig
Pediatric Investigation, Volume 10, Issue 5, Page 404-408, October 2026.
Ren C, Zhuo X, Yang X, Yao X, Gong S, Xiong H, Fang F, Zhang W.   +7 more
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Histopathology and immunohistochemistry of choroidal melanocytoma demonstrated by local resection: A case report

American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2021
Purpose: To describe the clinical and histopathological features of a case of choroidal melanocytoma treated by local resection. Observations: A 73-year-old man was referred to our hospital with a clinical diagnosis of choroidal melanoma.
Hiroshi Goto, Naoyuki Yamakawa, Hiroyuki Komatsu   +2 more
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Malignant Transformation and Metastatic Spread of Dumbbell-Shaped Meningeal Melanocytoma of the Cervical Spine: A Case Report and Literature Review

Frontiers in Surgery, 2022
BackgroundMeningeal melanocytoma is a rare disease that originates from leptomeningeal melanocytes in the central nervous system. Meningeal melanocytoma is generally considered benign, and has a good prognosis following complete surgical resection ...
Shuang-lin Deng, Yu-bo Wang, Dan-hua Wang, Shuang Zhan, Yi Jing, Yi Guan   +5 more
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