title: Melanotic schwannoma of the L5 root.
abstract: Melanotic neoplasm of the central nervous system is rare and the majority of them are metastatic. Melanotic schwannoma (MS) is an unusual variant of nerve sheath neoplasm accounting for less than 1% of primary nerve sheath tumors. A case involving a 36-year-old man with MS at the L5 root is presented. Surgery, differential diagnosis, radiology, histology, and treatment of this rare entity are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Radiology Clinics, Medical Park Gaziantep Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ebru
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Güzel
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Department, Medical School, Düzce University, Düzce, Turkey uygurer@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Uygur
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Er
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Department, Bahçeşehir University, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aslan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Güzel
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Department, Bahçeşehir University, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Zafer
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Toktaş
authors.affiliation: Pathology Department, Bahçeşehir University, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Özlem
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: Yapıcıer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Intradural extramedullary spinal cord neoplasm; magnetic resonance imaging; melanotic schwannoma; neuroectodermal tumor