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1Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore 575 001, Karnataka, India. sharadarai@yahoo.com
Indian Journal of Pathology & Microbiology
|April 18, 2008
Abstract:
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.
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