Pigmented Meningioma

Turnbull, I. M.; Tom, Mary I.

doi:10.3171/jns.1963.20.1.0076

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“…20 Our review of the literature revealed 35 cases of intracranial meningeal melanocytomas. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][15][16][17][18][19][22][23][24][25][26][28][29][30][31][32][33] Of these 35 tumors, 18 were supratentorial and half of these occurred in Meckel cave ( Table 1). The locations of the other supratentorial melanocytomas also tended to be at or near the cranial base, including the sphenoid wing, 19 cavernous sinus, 7 temporal convexity, 23 occipital tentorial surface, 10,13 and frontal region.…”

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“…However, despite gross tumor removal recurrence may occur. 1,2,8,[10][11]23,24,28,30,31,33 Malignant transformation has also been described. 23 Radiotherapy is reserved for symptomatic residual, progressive, or recurrent tumors that are not amenable to further resection.…”

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“…3,5,8,9,12,15,18,[21][22][23][24][25][26]28,29,31,32 Although more rarely located supratentorially, a number of these tumors have been described in the Meckel cave. 1,2,4,16,25,30,33 We report the 19th case of a supratentorial meningeal melanocytoma and describe the first such tumor found to arise from the midline of the frontal base in the area of the planum sphenoidale. …”

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Meningeal melanocytoma of the planum sphenoidale

Chow¹,

Clarke²,

Maloney³

et al. 2001

Journal of Neurosurgery

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Meningeal melanocytoma is a rare benign primary melanotic tumor of the meninges, most commonly found in the spinal canal and the posterior fossa. The authors report the 19th published case of a supratentorial meningeal melanocytoma and the first reported case in which the tumor arose from the planum sphenoidale. The patient's presenting symptoms were characteristic of a large bifrontal lesion and included headaches, personality change, lethargy, and urinary and fecal incontinence. Computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging studies revealed an extraaxial lesion arising from the planum sphenoidale. The patient underwent successful gross total removal of the tumor without neurological sequelae. Based on the findings shown in this case report, meningeal melanocytoma should be included in the differential diagnosis of extraaxial lesions arising from the area of the planum sphenoidale.

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Meningeal melanocytoma of the planum sphenoidale

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Clarke²,

Maloney³

et al. 2001

Journal of Neurosurgery

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“…Immunohistochemistry and ultrastructural features are usually helpful in distinguishing these lesions. 2,4,25,52,[65][66][67][68][69] …”

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Primary melanocytic neoplasms of the central nervous system

Liubinas

Maartens

Drummond

2010

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

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“…[13][14][15] In the following years, treatments for meningioma in 1963, chordoma in 1967 and chondrosarcoma in 1969 were reported. [16][17][18] These series were treated with very simple and old techniques by using orthovoltage and cobalt radiations often with a palliative intent.…”

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Historical development of the treatment of skull base tumours

Mazzoni

Krengli

2016

Reports of Practical Oncology & Radiotherapy

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SurgeryRadiotherapy History a b s t r a c t Surgery has evolved greatly over the last decades thanks to the more sophisticated and conservative surgical approaches and also thanks to the progress of diagnostic imaging.An added value is represented by the increased experience of the professionals and the close multidisciplinarity of the procedures including neurosurgeons, otolaryngologists and maxillo-facial surgeons. One of the most recent developments is the endoscopic surgery allowing for more conservative and cosmetically satisfactory outcomes.Radiation therapy has greatly changed over the last decades thanks to the technology advances related both to the availability of new imaging modalities and techniques of radiation delivery. Delivery of radiation evolved from three-dimensional conformal techniques to stereotactic and intensity-modulated radiation therapy. Particle therapy has the potential to further improve in the near future thanks to the progress of technology. Proton therapy allows for optimization of dose deposition in the target with lesser dose in the healthy tissues and ion therapy, currently using carbon ions, has been more recently introduced with the advantage of more effective treatments in case of less radio-sensitive tumours thanks to a higher biological effectiveness.A relevant concept that can significantly improve the results is that of interaction and integration of different disciplines not only within the surgical field. The cooperation between surgeons of various disciplines, radiation oncologists and medical oncologists together with professionals from other disciplines, such as pathology and radiology is nowadays required in an effort to customize and optimize the treatment in each single patient.

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Pigmented Meningioma

Cited by 52 publications

References 3 publications

Meningeal melanocytoma of the planum sphenoidale

Meningeal melanocytoma of the planum sphenoidale

Primary melanocytic neoplasms of the central nervous system

Historical development of the treatment of skull base tumours

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