Choroid plexus papilloma containing melanin pigment.
The authors report a case of a choroid plexus papilloma in the fourth ventricle containing melanin pigment. The pigmented granules in this tumor were positive for Fontana-Masson, periodic acid-Schiff, acid fast and Sudan staining, suggesting that the pigment contained lipofuscin as well as melanin. The possibility that the melanin derived from lipofuscin by "melanization" through pseudoperoxydation is discussed.
Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms↗