Primary intramedullary melanoma of lumbar spinal cord: A case report
作者机构：Department of DermatologyThe Fifth Affiliated HospitalSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhou 510900Guangdong ProvinceChina The Fifth Affiliated HospitalSouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhou 510900Guangdong ProvinceChina Department of Medical LaboratorySouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhou 510515Guangdong ProvinceChina
出 版 物：《World Journal of Clinical Cases》 (世界临床病例杂志)
年 卷 期：2021年第9卷第10期
页 面：2352-2356页
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学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学]
基 金：Foundation of the President of the Fifth Affiliated Hospital Southern Medical University 2020
主 题：Intramedullary melanoma Spinal cord Lumbar Magnetic resonance imaging Histopathological examination Immunohistochemical staining Case report
摘 要：BACKGROUND Primary intramedullary melanoma is a very rare tumor,most frequently occurring in the cervical and thoracic spinal *** 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 *** magnetic resonance imaging showed a spinal intramedullary tumor between the L3 and S1 *** tumor was resected entirely,and the diagnosis of malignant melanoma was confirmed by *** Primary melanoma of the spinal cord,particularly intramedullary localization,has rarely been reported in the previous *** describe a primary malignant melanoma of the lumbar spinal cord and discuss the challenges associated with the diagnosis.
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