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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2018 Background Meningeal melanocytoma is a rare pigmented tumor arising from leptomeningeal melanocytes. Patients with this tumor might initially consult a dentist because a mass lesion in Meckel’s cave could manifest as dental pain and malocclusion, thereby
Shoko Gamoh +7 more
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Spinal meningeal melanocytoma [PDF]
Journal of Korean Medical Science, 1992 A case of spinal meningeal melanocytoma is reported along with clinicopathologic, immunohistochemical and ultrastructural studies. This patient presented clinically with paraparesis, tingling sensation and numbness of both lower extremities of 4 months duration. No mucocutaneous pigmented nevi were found.
S H, Park, H R, Park, Y, Ko
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Radiosurgery of Meningeal Melanocytoma
Journal of Neuro-Oncology, 2000 The authors present a case of meningeal melanocytoma arising from Meckel's cave. A coal-black, vascular tumor was partially removed by surgery. Histopathologically, the tumor lacked anaplastic features. Immunohistochemical studies confirmed that the tumor was of neuroectodermal origin and had low proliferating activity.
H, Kurita +7 more
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A challenging case of sporadic melanocytoma of the jugular foramen [PDF]
, 2021 Background: The jugular foramen (JF) can be the site of several tumours. Paragangliomas, schwannomas and meningiomas are the most commonly reported. We describe a case of melanocytoma originating from the JF and presenting with an accessory nerve palsy ...
Donofrio C. A. +8 more
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Meningeal Melanocytoma of the Middle Cranial Fossa: A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Biomedical & Clinical Research, 2020 The term meningeal melanocytoma was first introduced by Limas and Tio in 1972 to figure out lesions of the central nervous system that, under light microscope view, have meningioma characteristics, and ultrastructural characteristics of melanocyte ...
Iliya Valkov, Milan Mladenovski
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Brachytherapy, A viable option of globe salvage in treatment of large ciliary body melanocytoma
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2014 We report a case of large histopathologically proven melanocytoma of the ciliary body in a 15-year-old male, presented with rapid extraocular growth following incisional biopsy with scleral patch graft.
Mahesh P Shanmugam +3 more
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Optic Disc Melanocytoma Associated with Choroidal Neovascular Membrane: An Unusual Presentation [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2018 Optic disc melanocytoma is a unilateral benign lesion of the optic nerve head, rarely causing visual disturbances. Vascular changes causing central retinal vein occlusion, compressive or mechanical effects of the mass over the optic nerve head can cause ...
Gladys Reshma Rodrigues +3 more
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Clinicopathologic characters of central nervous system primary melanocytic tumors
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2021 Objective To investigate the central nervous system (CNS) primary melanocytic tumors (melanocytic tumors) and improve the understanding of melanocytic tumors.
CHENG Bai⁃jie +4 more
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Optical coherence tomography of melanocytoma
, 2000 PURPOSE: To evaluate the use of optical coherence tomography in differentiating between melanocytoma and choroidal melanoma, METHODS: Case reports. Three consecutive patients with melanocytoma were scanned using optical coherence tomography.
Marshall, J +7 more
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World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2012 Background Primary meningeal melanocytoma is a rare neurological disorder. Although it may occur at the base of the brain, it is extremely rare at the anterior cranial fossa. Case presentation A 27-year-old man presented with headache and diplopia at our
Lin Bowen +4 more
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