Primary meningeal melanocytoma of the pineal region - Case report

A unique case of a meningeal melanocytoma located in the pineal region is p resented. This 48-year-old man presented with a round pineal region tumor t hat caused triventricular hydrocephalus and exhibited slow clinical progres sion. During surgery a black encapsulated tumor was found and totally remov ed. On histopathological examination, the tumor proved to be a meningeal me lanocytoma. in this report cell culture data are presented and the relevant literature is reviewed. The problems of histopathological diagnosis and ma nagement of patients with melanocytomas are also discussed.