Primary meningeal melanocytic tumours: pathology
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Primary meningeal melanocytic tumours: pathology. Benign, Malignant. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Classification
- Benign
- Malignant
Pathology
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Frequent locations
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Associated genetic mutations
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Hayward’s diagnostic criteria
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References
- Mohapatra A, Choudhury P. An uncommon case of primary leptomeningeal melanoma in a 66-year-old white caucasian male. Cureus 2020; 12:e10793.
- Burgos R, Cardona AF, Santoyo N, et al. Case report: differential genomics and evolution of a meningeal melanoma treated with ipilimumab and nivolumab. Front Oncol 2022; 11:691017.
- Baumgartner A, Stepien N, Mayr L, et al. Novel insights into diagnosis, biology and treatment of primary diffuse leptomeningeal melanomatosis. J Pers Med 2021; 11:292.
- Aslan S, Gocmen R, Acar NP, et al. Two cases of primary leptomeningeal melanomatosis mimicking subacute meningitis. Neuroradiol J 2018; 31:42-46.
