Metastatic Peritoneal Neurocutaneous Melanocytosis
Cajaiba MM, Benjamin D, Halaban R, Reyes-Múgica M. Metastatic Peritoneal Neurocutaneous Melanocytosis. The American Journal Of Surgical Pathology 2008, 32: 156-161. PMID: 18162783, DOI: 10.1097/pas.0b013e3181238cd2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurocutaneous melanocytosisCentral nervous systemComplex cytogenetic rearrangementsSevere neurologic manifestationsVentriculo-peritoneal shuntingPrimary skin melanomaLarge congenital melanocytic neviAtypical cell proliferationCongenital melanocytic neviSpecific diagnostic criteriaRare congenital disorderCNS metastasesNeurologic manifestationsNeurologic symptomsClinical courseLesion variesHistopathologic featuresNeurocutaneous melanosisBiologic featuresMalignant melanomaPeritoneal surfaceAggressive phenotypeDiagnostic criteriaNervous systemProliferation of melanocytes