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Rare Disease

melanotic neurilemmoma

MONDO:0002558

Also known as:melanocytic neurilemmomamelanocytic schwannomamelanotic neurinoma

Overview

A rare circumscribed, non-encapsulated and grossly pigmented nerve sheath tumor. It is composed of cells with the immunophenotypic and electron microscopic features of Schwann cells which contain melanosomes and are positive for melanoma markers. It usually involves spinal nerve roots but may occur in other locations. It may be associated with PRKAR1A gene mutation and Carney complex. Malignant behavior has been reported in a significant number of patients.

Diagnosis

Biomarker and diagnostic research for melanotic neurilemmoma has been reported in the published literature.

Research Landscape

Sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov and PubMed. Publication types are classified using NLM-curated article metadata; research type breakdowns reflect the nature of published work for this disease.

No clinical trials have been registered for melanotic neurilemmoma.

14 publications have been identified in PubMed for melanotic neurilemmoma. Research spans Case Report / Case Series (64%), Diagnostic / Biomarker (14%), and Basic Science / Preclinical (14%).

Research Type	Count	% of Total
Patient case studies	9	64%

Data assembled from 2 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 19, 2026, 1:12 PM UTC

MONDOHPOClinicalTrials.govFDAPubMedHGNCClinVarClinGenGeneReviewsOrphanetOMIMRUSP

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