MENINGEAL MELANOCYTOMA - CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

We report a case of meningeal melanocytoma in the thoracic spinal cord of a 44-year-old woman and review previously documented cases. Our pa tient experienced numbness and tingling in her left leg for 8 years, a nd low back pains with intermittent claudication for the previous 2 mo nths, A histologically benign 20-mm tumour was totally resected. Radia tion therapy was not given, The tumour showed the histological, immuno histochemical and ultrastructural features of a meningeal melanocytoma . The patient is alive without recurrence 4.5 years after surgery.