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Melanoma arising in a spinal nerve root. Case report.
S J Schneider1, J B Blacklock, J M Bruner
1Department of Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, Houston.
Journal of Neurosurgery
|December 1, 1987
Summary
This study reports a rare case of primary spinal nerve root melanoma in a 68-year-old woman. Early recognition of such malignant melanotic neoplasms is crucial for surgeons.
Area of Science:
- Neuropathology
- Oncology
- Neurosurgery
Background:
- Melanotic neoplasms of the spinal nerve root are uncommon but documented pathologies.
- Primary spinal melanoma is a rare diagnosis within the differential for pigmented spinal lesions.