title: Primary intraspinal cervical melanoma.
abstract: A case of primary intraspinal melanoma is presented. This is a very rarely observed lesion, as only 37 cases have been described up to now. Patient presenting with signs and symptoms of spinal cord compression after MRI and spinal angiography was operated upon. Total removal of an intraspinal cervical tumour was performed. Histopathological investigation confirmed melanoma. Subsequent radiotherapy was given. Follow up of 4 years duration showed no signs of recurrence in MRI and full motor and sensory recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bidziński
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kroh
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leszczyk
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bojarski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D011379:Prognosis; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome