Melanocytoma of the cavernous sinus: CT and MR findings

We present the CT, MR angiographic, and histologic findings of a rare primary meningeal melanocytoma of the cavernous sinus. The primary differential diagnosis is between a melanin-containing tumor and an extraaxial cavernous angioma. Radiologic imaging cannot distinguish between the less aggressive...

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Published in:American journal of neuroradiology : AJNR 1996-06, Vol.17 (6), p.1087-1090
Main Authors: Faro, SH, Koenigsberg, RA, Turtz, AR, Croul, SE
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Angiography, Digital Subtraction
Biological and medical sciences
Brain Neoplasms - diagnosis
Brain Neoplasms - pathology
Brain Neoplasms - surgery
Case Reports
Cavernous Sinus - pathology
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Angiography
Medical sciences
Neurology
Nevus - diagnosis
Nevus - pathology
Nevus - surgery
Postoperative Complications - diagnosis
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic - diagnosis
Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic - pathology
Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic - surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tumors of the nervous system. Phacomatoses
Vascular Neoplasms - diagnosis
Vascular Neoplasms - pathology
Vascular Neoplasms - surgery
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Summary:We present the CT, MR angiographic, and histologic findings of a rare primary meningeal melanocytoma of the cavernous sinus. The primary differential diagnosis is between a melanin-containing tumor and an extraaxial cavernous angioma. Radiologic imaging cannot distinguish between the less aggressive primary meningeal melanocytoma and the more aggressive meningeal melanoma.
ISSN:0195-6108
1936-959X