Primary Spinal Malignant Melanoma of Spinal Cord and Conus Medullaris
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Primary spinal malignant melanoma of spinal cord and conus medullaris.
Primary malignant melanoma of the central nervous system is an extremely rare neoplasm and accounts for approximately 1% of all melanoma cases. The occurrence of this lesion in the spinal cord is even rarer.1-3 Magnetic resonance imaging features of melanoma are determinated by the degree of pigment melanin and the presence of acute or chronic hemorrhage and can be easily misdiagnosed with othe...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0317-1671,2057-0155
DOI: 10.1017/s0317167100013068