Melanocytoma of the cavernous sinus: CT and MR findings

Scott H. Faro; Robert A. Koenigsberg; Alan R. Turtz; Sidney E. Croul

Melanocytoma of the cavernous sinus: CT and MR findings

Scott H. Faro, Robert A. Koenigsberg, Alan R. Turtz, Sidney E. Croul

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Abstract

We present the CT, MR angiographic, and histologic findings of a rare primary meningeal melanocytoma of the cavernous sinus. The primary differential diagnosis is between a melanin-containing tumor and an extraaxial cavernous angioma. Radiologic imaging cannot distinguish between the less aggressive primary meningeal melanocytoma and the more aggressive meningeal melanoma.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1087-1090
Number of pages	4
Journal	American Journal of Neuroradiology
Volume	17
Issue number	6
State	Published - 1996
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Brain neoplasms
Cavernous sinus

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Clinical Neurology

Cite this

@article{04cd01368d3e4b96b070fa210c80e154,

title = "Melanocytoma of the cavernous sinus: CT and MR findings",

abstract = "We present the CT, MR angiographic, and histologic findings of a rare primary meningeal melanocytoma of the cavernous sinus. The primary differential diagnosis is between a melanin-containing tumor and an extraaxial cavernous angioma. Radiologic imaging cannot distinguish between the less aggressive primary meningeal melanocytoma and the more aggressive meningeal melanoma.",

keywords = "Brain neoplasms, Cavernous sinus",

author = "Faro, {Scott H.} and Koenigsberg, {Robert A.} and Turtz, {Alan R.} and Croul, {Sidney E.}",

year = "1996",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "17",

pages = "1087--1090",

journal = "American Journal of Neuroradiology",

issn = "0195-6108",

publisher = "American Society of Neuroradiology",

number = "6",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Melanocytoma of the cavernous sinus

T2 - CT and MR findings

AU - Faro, Scott H.

AU - Koenigsberg, Robert A.

AU - Turtz, Alan R.

AU - Croul, Sidney E.

PY - 1996

Y1 - 1996

N2 - We present the CT, MR angiographic, and histologic findings of a rare primary meningeal melanocytoma of the cavernous sinus. The primary differential diagnosis is between a melanin-containing tumor and an extraaxial cavernous angioma. Radiologic imaging cannot distinguish between the less aggressive primary meningeal melanocytoma and the more aggressive meningeal melanoma.

AB - We present the CT, MR angiographic, and histologic findings of a rare primary meningeal melanocytoma of the cavernous sinus. The primary differential diagnosis is between a melanin-containing tumor and an extraaxial cavernous angioma. Radiologic imaging cannot distinguish between the less aggressive primary meningeal melanocytoma and the more aggressive meningeal melanoma.

KW - Brain neoplasms

KW - Cavernous sinus

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0029938576&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0029938576&partnerID=8YFLogxK

M3 - Article

C2 - 8791920

AN - SCOPUS:0029938576

SN - 0195-6108

VL - 17

SP - 1087

EP - 1090

JO - American Journal of Neuroradiology

JF - American Journal of Neuroradiology

IS - 6

ER -

Melanocytoma of the cavernous sinus: CT and MR findings

Abstract

Keywords

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this