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Multifocal meningeal melanocytoma of the conus medullaris

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The authors thank Dr. Jean Louis Ravetti, Department of Pathology, San Martino University Hospital, Genoa, Italy, for preparing and revising the histological specimens.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, San Martino University Hospital, Largo Rosanna Benzi 5, 16132, Genoa, Italy

    Paolo Merciadri, Francesca Secci, Pier Filippo Sbaffi & Gianluigi Zona

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This is a nicely illustrated case report of a very rare entity.

Daniel Resnick

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Merciadri, P., Secci, F., Sbaffi, P.F. et al. Multifocal meningeal melanocytoma of the conus medullaris. Acta Neurochir 153, 2283–2285 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-011-1143-x

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