Primary cervical melanoma with brain metastases. Case report and review of the literature.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Primary intramedullary melanoma is a very rare tumor that occurs most frequently in the middle or lower thoracic spinal cord. The authors present a case of primary cervical cord melanoma that developed in a 62-year-old man who was surgically treated and subsequently underwent radiation therapy. Clinical and histogenetic features of this neoplasm and results of chemo-. radio-, and immunotherapy are reported. Both "dysembryogenetic" and "mesodermal" hypotheses on the origin of primary spinal melanoma are discussed.
Medical subject headings
- Brain Neoplasms
- Melanoma
- Spinal Cord Neoplasms
Anatomy
- cervical spine