Haruhiko Takahashi, Manabu Natsumeda, Norikazu Hara, Akihide Koyama, Hiroshi Shimizu, Akinori Miyashita, Daiken Satake, Yoshihiro Mouri, Jun Tsukano, Keita Kawabe, Yoshihiro Tsukamoto, Masayasu Okada, Ryosuke Ogura, Akihiko Yuki, Hajime Umezu, Akiyoshi Kakita, Takeshi Ikeuchi, Makoto Oishi
Neurocutaneous melanosis (NCM) is a rare congenital neurocutaneous syndrome characterized by congenital melanocytic nevus of skin and abnormal proliferation of leptomeningeal melanocytes. Early acquisition of post-zygotic somatic mutations has been postulated to underlie the pathogenesis of NCM. The pathogenesis of NCM remains to be fully elucidated, and treatment options have not been established. Here, we report for the first time, multiregional genomic analyses in a 3-year-old autopsied girl with leptomeningeal melanomatosis associated with NCM, in which a ventriculo-peritoneal (VP) shunt was inserted for the treatment of hydrocephalus...
January 22, 2024: Acta Neuropathologica Communications