Wagner, Franca; Berezowska, Sabina Anna; Wiest, Roland; Gralla, Jan; Beck, Jürgen; Verma, Rajeev Kumar; Huber, Adrian Thomas (2015). Primary intramedullary melanocytoma in the cervical spinal cord: Case report and literature review. Radiology case reports, 10(1), p. 1010. Elsevier 10.2484/rcr.v10i1.1010
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A 63-year-old man with right hemiparesis was found (on MRI) to have an expansive intramedullary tumorous lesion at the C2-C3 level. After complete neurosurgical tumor resection, the tumor was histologically categorized as an intermediate grade of intramedullary melanocytoma, an uncommon neoplasm. Based on this peculiar case and review of the literature, radical surgical resection appears to be the therapy of choice for intramedullary melanocytomas. However, their high recurrence rate and aggressive behavior suggest the need for close followup with serial MRI.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology and Nuclear Medicine (DRNN) > Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology 04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Neurosurgery 04 Faculty of Medicine > Service Sector > Institute of Pathology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Wagner, Franca, Berezowska, Sabina Anna, Wiest, Roland Gerhard Rudi, Gralla, Jan, Beck, Jürgen, Verma, Rajeev Kumar, Huber, Adrian Thomas |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health 500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology |
ISSN: |
1930-0433 |
Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Martin Zbinden |
Date Deposited: |
01 Sep 2016 11:20 |
Last Modified: |
02 Mar 2023 23:28 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.2484/rcr.v10i1.1010 |
PubMed ID: |
27408655 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.87512 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/87512 |
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