An Uncommon Intramedullary Tumor: Primary Spinal Cord Melanoma

被引：18

作者：

Cetinalp, Nuri Eralp ^{[1
]}

Yildirim, Ali Erdem ^{[1
]}

Divanlioglu, Denizhan ^{[1
]}

Belen, Deniz ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Ankara Numune Training & Res Hosp, Dept Neurosurg, Talatpasa Blvd 5, Ankara, Turkey

来源：

ASIAN SPINE JOURNAL | 2014年 / 8卷 / 04期

关键词：

Spinal cord neoplasms; Intramedullary; Malignant melanoma;

D O I：

10.4184/asj.2014.8.4.512

中图分类号：

R826.8 [整形外科学]; R782.2 [口腔颌面部整形外科学]; R726.2 [小儿整形外科学]; R62 [整形外科学（修复外科学）];

学科分类号：

摘要：

A 47-year-old woman was admitted with complaints of progressive weakness in the lower extremities and pain in the back and left leg. Thoracic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a spinal intramedullary tumor between the T9 and L1 levels, which were iso- to hypointense on T2 and slightly hyperintense on T1-weighted images. The tumor was resected as total, and the diagnosis was malignant melanoma confirmed with histopathology. Neurological findings improved at the postoperative period and no residual or recurrence was noted on postoperative MRI at the 9-month follow-up. Primary melanoma of the spinal cord, particularly intramedullar localization, is seldomly reported in the literature. We report a primary malignant melanoma of the spinal cord and emphasize the diagnostic and prognostic challenges.

引用

页码：512 / 515

页数：4

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