%0 Review
%T Primary cervical meningeal melanocytoma with a dumbbell shape: Case report and review of the literature.
%A Hou W
%A Yu J
%A Gao S
%A Chu Y
%J Medicine (Baltimore)
%V 102
%N 14
%D Apr 2023 7
%M 37026914
%F 1.817
%R 10.1097/MD.0000000000033435
%X <B>BACKGROUND: </B>Meningeal melanocytoma is a rare benign pigmented tumor originat from leptomeningeal melanocytes. Here, we report the case of a female who presented with numbness and weakness of the limbs for approximately 6 months.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>We report the case of a 60-year-old Chinese female who presented with numbness and weakness of the limbs for approximately 6 months. computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a dumbbell-shaped tumor inside and outside the cervical (C) spinal canal.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>The patient was using CT and MRI. Subsequently, the patient underwent surgery, and low-grade melanocytoma was diagnosed pathologically.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>Subsequently, the patient underwent a surgery, and the tumor was completely removed.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>The tumor did not recur after 6 months.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>This case suggested 2 "take-away" lessons: first, spinal meningeal melanocytomas may be dumbbell-shaped; and second, melanocytoma could appear as hyperintense, isointense, or hypointense on T2-weighted MRI.