Affiliation:
1. N.N. Burdenko National Medical Research Center of Neurosurgery, Ministry of Health of Russia
Abstract
Meningeal melanocytoma is a pigmented tumor arising from leptomeningeal melanocytes and occurring with a of 1 case per 10 million people. The main method of diagnosing meningeal melanocytoma is contrast‑enhanced magnetic resonance imaging, however, it is quite difficult to distinguish it from other skull base tumors. We present a case of successful treatment of a patient with this rare pathology
Publisher
Publishing House ABV Press
Subject
Neurology (clinical),Neurology,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging,Surgery