Intramedullary melanocytoma of thoracic spine: A rare case report
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Intramedullary melanocytoma of thoracic spine: A rare case report
Melanocytomas are present in leptomeninges and arise from neural crest during early embryonic development. They are a rare entity and usually occur in the thoracic spine and infratentorial region. We report a 32-year-old female with meningeal melanocytoma of D9-10. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed an intramedullary spinal tumor at D9-D10. Intraoperatively, the tumor was greyish-black in colo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Asian Journal of Neurosurgery
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1793-5482
DOI: 10.4103/1793-5482.131068