Open AccessMelanocytoma of cerebellum
Author(s) -
Sharada Rai,
Mamta Sharma,
Ramadas Naik,
Ruchi Sinha,
Raji P. Philipose,
R. Verghese
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.40394
Subject(s) - melanocytoma , cerebellum , lesion , medicine , pathology , central nervous system , melanoma , cancer research
Melanocytomas are rare melanocytic tumors of the central nervous system. We report a rare case of melanocytoma in the cerebellum of a 35-year-old male patient. Computed tomography scan showed a cystic lesion with an enhancing solid component arising from the cerebellum. The lesion was resected and a histological diagnosis of melanocytoma of the cerebellum was made.