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Primary atypical melanocytoma arising from the cavernous sinus in a child

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Introduction

Primary melanocytic lesions of the central nervous system originate from leptomeningeal melanocytes, with a spectrum ranging from well-differentiated benign meningeal melanocytomas to malignant melanomas. Atypical melanocytomas are borderline tumors, which have clinical and pathological characteristics between benign melanocytomas and malignant melanomas. Melanocytomas are rare in children and infrequently arise from the cavernous sinus. Approximately five patients with such an origin site have been reported.

Materials and methods

We report a 15-year-old girl with an atypical melanocytoma arising from the cavernous sinus. She underwent partial resection of the tumor and postoperative gamma knife surgery (GKS). She is stable 39 months after surgery.

Conclusion

We discuss the first pediatric case with an intracranial atypical melanocytoma arising from the cavernous sinus.

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Acknowledgments

This study was supported by a grant from the Korea Healthcare Technology R&D Project, Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs, Republic of Korea (A120099).

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  1. Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Children’s Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 110-744, Republic of Korea

    Na-Kyoung Lee, Ji Yeoun Lee, Kyu-Chang Wang, Dong Gyu Kim, Ji Hoon Phi & Seung-Ki Kim

  2. Department of Pathology, Seoul National University Children’s Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

    Sung-Hye Park

  3. Division of Pediatric Radiology, Seoul National University Children’s Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

    Jung-Eun Cheon

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Lee, NK., Lee, J.Y., Wang, KC. et al. Primary atypical melanocytoma arising from the cavernous sinus in a child. Childs Nerv Syst 31, 1577–1582 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-015-2741-3

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