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diffuse meningeal melanocytosis

Disease Summary
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Mondo Description 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)
Mondo Term and Equivalent IDs
MONDO:0003867:  diffuse meningeal melanocytosis
EFO:1000216: 
NCIT:C6890: 
UMLS:C1266112: