Primary intramedullary melanocytoma in the cervical spinal cord: Case report and literature review
A 63-year-old man with right hemiparesis was found (on MRI) to have an expansive intramedullary tumorous lesion at the C2-C3 level. After complete neurosurgical tumor resection, the tumor was histologically categorized as an intermediate grade of intramedullary melanocytoma, an uncommon neoplasm. Ba...
Main Authors: | Franca Wagner, MD, Sabina Berezowska, MD, Roland Wiest, MD, Jan Gralla, MD, Jürgen Beck, MD, Rajeev K. Verma, MD, Adrian Huber, MD |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-01-01
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Series: | Radiology Case Reports |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043315305343 |
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