Chacko Geeta, Rajshekhar Vedantam
Sections of Neuropathology, Department of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
J Neurosurg Spine. 2008 Dec;9(6):589-92. doi: 10.3171/SPI.2008.9.08323.
Melanocytomas are tumors of the neuraxis seen predominantly in adults. The authors report a case of a thoracic intramedullary melanocytoma with long-term follow-up of 8 years postsurgery. Melanocytomas, although rare, must be included in the differential diagnosis of intramedullary spinal cord tumors.