Primary Melanoma of the Spinal Cord:
A Case Report
Published: June 1, 2013 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2013/.3037
Ruchi Sinha, Tauseef Husain Rizvi, Shrijeet Chakraborti, Chandra Kumar Ballal, Anup Kumar
1. Associate Professor, Department of Pathology,
Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
3. Post Graduate, Department of Pathology,
Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
3. Associate Professor, Department of Pathology,
Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
4. Professor, Department of Neurosurgery,
Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
5. Associate Professor, Kasturba Medical College,
Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Ruchi Sinha,
Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College,
Lighthouse Hill Road, Mangalore-575001, Karnataka, India.
Phone: +919449991179
E-mail: ruchidoctor@gmail.com
Primary melanoma is an extremely rare tumour of the spinal cord. We are reporting a case of primary melanoma of the spinal cord in a 55-years-old male patient. Magnetic resonance imaging showed an extradural intraspinal lesion opposite the L4 vertebral body. The lesion was completely resected and a microscopic diagnosis of melanoma was made. Thirty eight months later, the patient is alive, with no evidence of any tumour recurrence.
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