diffuse meningeal melanocytosis
MONDO:0003867Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names diffuse meningeal melanocytosis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A diffuse or multifocal proliferation of uniform nevoid polygonal cells in the leptomeninges. Cells may spread into the Virchow-Robin spaces without frank invasion of the brain. Diffuse melanocytosis carries a poor prognosis even in the absence of histologic malignancy. (WHO)
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0003867), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
Other names
4 names
Resolves to: diffuse meningeal melanocytosis
- Also called
- diffuse melanocytosisdiffuse melanocytosis (morphologic abnormality)diffuse melanosismeningeal melanocytosis