title: Thoracic intramedullary melanocytoma with long-term follow-up.
abstract: Melanocytomas are tumors of the neuraxis seen predominantly in adults. The authors report a case of a thoracic intramedullary melanocytoma with long-term follow-up of 8 years postsurgery. Melanocytomas, although rare, must be included in the differential diagnosis of intramedullary spinal cord tumors.
authors.affiliation: Sections of Neuropathology, Department of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India. geetachacko@cmcvellore.ac.in
authors.forename: Geeta
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chacko
authors.forename: Vedantam
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rajshekhar
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae; D055815:Young Adult