title: Primary melanoma of the spinal cord: a case report.
abstract: Primary melanoma is an extremely rare tumour of the spinal cord. We are reporting a case of primary melanoma of the spinal cord in a 55-years-old male patient. Magnetic resonance imaging showed an extradural intraspinal lesion opposite the L4 vertebral body. The lesion was completely resected and a microscopic diagnosis of melanoma was made. Thirty eight months later, the patient is alive, with no evidence of any tumour recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College , Mangalore, Karnataka, India .
authors.forename: Ruchi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.forename: Tauseef Husain
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Rizvi
authors.forename: Shrijeet
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chakraborti
authors.forename: Chandra Kumar
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Ballal
authors.forename: Anup
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
keywords: Melanoma; lumbar; spinal cord
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