Primary Thoracic Epidural Melanoma : A Case Report

A 68-year-old woman with progressive paraparesis and altered sensation lasting approximately five days was admitted to our clinic. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed an advanced stage T7-8 epidural mass ventral to the spinal cord, which was believed to be a metastatic tumor considering the pa...

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Autores principales: Jo, Kwang-Wook, Kim, Seong-Rim, Kim, Sang-Don, Park, Ik-Seong
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society of Spine Surgery 2010
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2900169/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20622955
http://dx.doi.org/10.4184/asj.2010.4.1.48
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Sumario:A 68-year-old woman with progressive paraparesis and altered sensation lasting approximately five days was admitted to our clinic. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed an advanced stage T7-8 epidural mass ventral to the spinal cord, which was believed to be a metastatic tumor considering the patient's age. A highly enhanced epidural mass and pedicle appeared during the MR scan. However, the pathologic findings were compatible with the diagnosis of a primary meningeal melanocytic tumor. Primary epidural melanomas are extremely rare lesions. This case was finally diagnosed as a primary thoracic spinal epidural melanoma.

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