Primary intramedullary melanoma of lumbar spinal cord: A case report

BACKGROUND: Primary intramedullary melanoma is a very rare tumor, most frequently occurring in the cervical and thoracic spinal cord. CASE SUMMARY: We present a rare case in which the primary intramedullary melanoma was located in the lumbar spine. A 56-year-old man complained of progressive intermi...

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Autores principales: Sun, Le-Dong, Chu, Xin, Xu, Li, Fan, Xiu-Zhen, Qian, Yi, Zuo, Da-Ming
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8026835/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33869613
http://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v9.i10.2352
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Primary intramedullary melanoma is a very rare tumor, most frequently occurring in the cervical and thoracic spinal cord. CASE SUMMARY: We present a rare case in which the primary intramedullary melanoma was located in the lumbar spine. A 56-year-old man complained of progressive intermittent pain in the lumbar area. Thoracic magnetic resonance imaging showed a spinal intramedullary tumor between the L3 and S1 levels. The tumor was resected entirely, and the diagnosis of malignant melanoma was confirmed by histopathology. CONCLUSION: Primary melanoma of the spinal cord, particularly intramedullary localization, has rarely been reported in the previous literature. We describe a primary malignant melanoma of the lumbar spinal cord and discuss the challenges associated with the diagnosis.

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