Cervical Spinal Meningeal Melanocytoma Presenting as Intracranial Superficial Siderosis

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. In this case report, we describe a case of meningeal melanocytoma of the cervical region prese...

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Main Authors: Savitha Srirama Jayamma, Seema Sud, TBS Buxi, VS Madan, Ashish Goyal, Shashi Dhawan
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Radiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/674868
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description 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. In this case report, we describe a case of meningeal melanocytoma of the cervical region presenting with superficial siderosis. Extensive neuroradiological examination is necessary to locate the source of the bleeding in such patients. Usually, the patient will be cured by the complete surgical excision of the lesion.
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spelling doaj-art-14db2f5d7a3a4af5859136279ddeda7a2025-08-20T03:54:29ZengWileyCase Reports in Radiology2090-68622090-68702015-01-01201510.1155/2015/674868674868Cervical Spinal Meningeal Melanocytoma Presenting as Intracranial Superficial SiderosisSavitha Srirama Jayamma0Seema Sud1TBS Buxi2VS Madan3Ashish Goyal4Shashi Dhawan5Department of CT and MRI, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi 110060, IndiaDepartment of CT and MRI, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi 110060, IndiaDepartment of CT and MRI, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi 110060, IndiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi 110060, IndiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi 110060, IndiaDepartment of Pathology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi 110060, IndiaMeningeal 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. In this case report, we describe a case of meningeal melanocytoma of the cervical region presenting with superficial siderosis. Extensive neuroradiological examination is necessary to locate the source of the bleeding in such patients. Usually, the patient will be cured by the complete surgical excision of the lesion.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/674868
spellingShingle Savitha Srirama Jayamma
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Cervical Spinal Meningeal Melanocytoma Presenting as Intracranial Superficial Siderosis
Case Reports in Radiology
title Cervical Spinal Meningeal Melanocytoma Presenting as Intracranial Superficial Siderosis
title_full Cervical Spinal Meningeal Melanocytoma Presenting as Intracranial Superficial Siderosis
title_fullStr Cervical Spinal Meningeal Melanocytoma Presenting as Intracranial Superficial Siderosis
title_full_unstemmed Cervical Spinal Meningeal Melanocytoma Presenting as Intracranial Superficial Siderosis
title_short Cervical Spinal Meningeal Melanocytoma Presenting as Intracranial Superficial Siderosis
title_sort cervical spinal meningeal melanocytoma presenting as intracranial superficial siderosis
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/674868
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