Primary meningeal melanocytoma of the pineal region
| Autor: | Felicia Slowik, Sándor Czirják, Attila Magyar, Dusan Vitanovic |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
| Předmět: |
Male
Neurologic Examination Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Encapsulated tumor Meningeal melanocytoma business.industry Pineal region Middle Aged Histopathological examination medicine.disease Magnetic Resonance Imaging Pineal Gland Hydrocephalus Microscopy Electron Meningeal Neoplasms Humans Medicine Melanocytoma Tomography X-Ray Computed business Melanoma Clinical progression |
| Zdroj: | Scopus-Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 0022-3085 |
| Popis: | ✓ A unique case of a meningeal melanocytoma located in the pineal region is presented. This 48-year-old man presented with a round pineal region tumor that caused triventricular hydrocephalus and exhibited slow clinical progression. During surgery a black encapsulated tumor was found and totally removed. On histopathological examination, the tumor proved to be a meningeal melanocytoma. In this report cell culture data are presented and the relevant literature is reviewed. The problems of histopathological diagnosis and management of patients with melanocytomas are also discussed. |
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