Journal of Brain and Spinal Cancer
Open Access
An Extremely Rare Case of Thoracic Intramedullary Melanocytoma: Case Report and Review of Literature
Aug 2014 DOI 10.14302/issn.2576-182X.jbsc-13-348
AG RuggeriCorresponding author
Department of Neurology e Psichiatry, Division of Neurosurgery, Policlinico Umberto I, “La Sapienza” Università di Roma
Melanocytoma is a rare benign lesion arising from leptomeningeal melanocytes. Meningeal melanocytomas are commonly seen in the thoracic region of the spinal canal and may also arise in the cervical or lumbar region, most often located in the intradural extramedullary compartment 1. To our knowledge,…