title: Atypical benign melanotic thoracic intradural schwannoma.
abstract: We discuss the 8th known case of a patient who presented with an intradural intramedullary spinal melanocytic schwannoma. In this report we will discuss the hypothesis regarding the pathogenesis of the development of intradural schwannomas, the imaging modality of choice and treatment options.
authors.affiliation: The Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery , Liverpool, Merseyside , UK.
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mohamed
authors.forename: Spinos
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Panos
authors.forename: Atik
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baborie
authors.forename: Kumar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pillay
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008297:Male; D008548:Melanosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000534:rehabilitation; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation
keywords: intradural tumour; melanoma; radiology; schwannoma; spinal