title: Intramedullary melanotic schwannoma of the cervical spinal cord: report of a case.
abstract: We present a case report of a patient with an intramedullary tumor of the midcervical cord. At surgery, the lesion was found to be highly pigmented, and pathological analysis revealed a melanotic schwannoma. Intramedullary schwannomas and melanotic schwannomas are exceedingly rare. This is the second reported case of an intramedullary melanotic schwannoma of the central nervous system.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurological Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, New York 14642.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Marchese
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: McDonald
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008543:Melanins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D008543:Melanins