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Radiosurgery of Meningeal Melanocytoma

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The authors present a case of meningeal melanocytoma arising from Meckel's cave. A coal-black, vascular tumor was partially removed by surgery. Histopathologically, the tumor lacked anaplastic features. Immunohistochemical studies confirmed that the tumor was of neuroectodermal origin and had low proliferating activity. The patient underwent gamma knife radiosurgery for the residual tumor, in which 25 Gy of radiation was delivered to the tumor margin. Three years after irradiation, the tumor showed marked shrinkage without complication.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo

    Hiroki Kurita, Masahiro Shin, Keisuke Ueki, Tomio Sasaki & Takaaki Kirino

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Fuji Brain Institute and Hospital, Fujinomiya, Japan

    Hiromu Segawa & Shunsuke Ichi

  3. Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo

    Masao Tago

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Kurita, H., Segawa, H., Shin, M. et al. Radiosurgery of Meningeal Melanocytoma. J Neurooncol 46, 57–61 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006335616839

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