Meningeal melanocytomas are rare tumors. They are derived from leptomeningeal melanocytes and predominantly occur along the spine and the posterior fossa. Here, the authors report a case of intramedullary melanocytoma of intermediate grade in a 58-year-old female patient who was initially misdiagnosed with malignant melanoma until mutational analyses of a panel of genes associated with melanotic tumors led to reclassification.
The GNAQ in the haystack: intramedullary meningeal melanocytoma of intermediate grade at T9-10 in a 58-year-old woman / Hoffmann, M; Koelsche, C; Seiz-Rosenhagen, M; Mai, S; Lohr, F; Reuss, D; Wenz, F; Gebhardt, C; Giordano, Fa. - In: JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY. - ISSN 1933-0693. - 125:1(2016), pp. 53-56. [10.3171/2015.5.JNS15233]
The GNAQ in the haystack: intramedullary meningeal melanocytoma of intermediate grade at T9-10 in a 58-year-old woman
Lohr F;
2016-01-01
Abstract
Meningeal melanocytomas are rare tumors. They are derived from leptomeningeal melanocytes and predominantly occur along the spine and the posterior fossa. Here, the authors report a case of intramedullary melanocytoma of intermediate grade in a 58-year-old female patient who was initially misdiagnosed with malignant melanoma until mutational analyses of a panel of genes associated with melanotic tumors led to reclassification.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione
