Sinha Ruchi, Rizvi Tauseef Husain, Chakraborti Shrijeet, Ballal Chandra Kumar, Kumar Anup
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College , Mangalore, Karnataka, India .
J Clin Diagn Res. 2013 Jun;7(6):1148-9. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2013/4893.3037. Epub 2013 Jun 1.
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.
原发性脊髓黑色素瘤是一种极为罕见的脊髓肿瘤。我们报告一例55岁男性患者的原发性脊髓黑色素瘤。磁共振成像显示在L4椎体水平有一硬膜外脊髓内病变。该病变被完整切除,显微镜检查诊断为黑色素瘤。38个月后,患者仍存活,无任何肿瘤复发迹象。