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G Krishna Kumar1, Chandrasekhar Chigurupalli1, Anandh Balasubramaniam1
1Department of Neurosurgery, Yashoda Hospitals, Alexander Road, Shivaji Nagar, Secundrabad, Telangana, India.
Abstract:
Melanomas of vertebral body are usually metastatic lesions. Isolated vertebral body melanomas are rare may be due to unknown primary. Only threesuch cases havebeen reported in literature. We are reporting a 30-year-old female presented with progressive quadriparesis and bladder involvement. On evaluation, an extradural lesion at the C4-5 level with the destruction of C4 vertebral body and anterior in the prevertebral space seen with areas of blooming. The patient underwent surgery and biopsy was suggestive of melanoma. On further evaluation, we could find any other lesion in the body. The lesion can be either metastatic with unknown primary or primarily arising from vertebrae. Primary vertebral body melanomas are rare, surgical decompressions followed by immunotherapy may prolong the survival in this patients.
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