Primary intramedullary melanocytoma of the spinal cord: case report.
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Karikari, IO; Powers, CJ; Bagley, CA; Cummings, TJ; Radhakrishnan, S; Friedman, AH
Published in: Neurosurgery
April 2009
OBJECTIVE: The authors report 2 cases of primary intramedullary spinal melanocytomas in 2 patients who presented with lower extremity numbness and/or weakness. CLINICAL PRESENTATION: Magnetic resonance imaging of the spine, thoracic laminectomy, and histological examination revealed the diagnosis. TECHNIQUE: Microscopic and immunohistochemical analysis revealed the diagnosis of primary melanocytoma. CONCLUSION: Melanocytomas of the spine are rare lesions without distinctive imaging characteristics and pose a preoperative diagnostic challenge. A review of the relevant literature and clinical behavior of this uncommon tumor entity is provided.
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Neurosurgery
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EISSN
1524-4040
Publication Date
April 2009
Volume
64
Issue
4
Start / End Page
E777 / E778
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Young Adult
- Spinal Cord Neoplasms
- Neurology & Neurosurgery
- Neurologic Examination
- Melanoma
- Melanocytes
- Male
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Laminectomy
- Humans
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Karikari, I. O., Powers, C. J., Bagley, C. A., Cummings, T. J., Radhakrishnan, S., & Friedman, A. H. (2009). Primary intramedullary melanocytoma of the spinal cord: case report. Neurosurgery, 64(4), E777–E778. https://doi.org/10.1227/01.NEU.0000341516.22126.AA
Karikari, Isaac O., Ciaran J. Powers, Carlos A. Bagley, Thomas J. Cummings, Senthilkumar Radhakrishnan, and Allan H. Friedman. “Primary intramedullary melanocytoma of the spinal cord: case report.” Neurosurgery 64, no. 4 (April 2009): E777–78. https://doi.org/10.1227/01.NEU.0000341516.22126.AA.
Karikari IO, Powers CJ, Bagley CA, Cummings TJ, Radhakrishnan S, Friedman AH. Primary intramedullary melanocytoma of the spinal cord: case report. Neurosurgery. 2009 Apr;64(4):E777–8.
Karikari, Isaac O., et al. “Primary intramedullary melanocytoma of the spinal cord: case report.” Neurosurgery, vol. 64, no. 4, Apr. 2009, pp. E777–78. Pubmed, doi:10.1227/01.NEU.0000341516.22126.AA.
Karikari IO, Powers CJ, Bagley CA, Cummings TJ, Radhakrishnan S, Friedman AH. Primary intramedullary melanocytoma of the spinal cord: case report. Neurosurgery. 2009 Apr;64(4):E777–E778.
Published In
Neurosurgery
DOI
EISSN
1524-4040
Publication Date
April 2009
Volume
64
Issue
4
Start / End Page
E777 / E778
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Young Adult
- Spinal Cord Neoplasms
- Neurology & Neurosurgery
- Neurologic Examination
- Melanoma
- Melanocytes
- Male
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Laminectomy
- Humans