Open AccessPrimary Melanoma of the Spinal Cord: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Ruchi Sinha,
Tauseef Husain Rizvi,
Shrijeet Chakraborti,
Chandra Kumar Ballal,
Anup Kumar
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2013/4893.3037
Subject(s) - medicine , spinal cord , melanoma , lesion , magnetic resonance imaging , spinal cord neoplasm , cord , radiology , surgery , cancer research , psychiatry
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.