Primary Spinal Malignant Melanoma Mimicking a Cervical Nerve Root Schwannoma: Case Report and Literature Review

• Published in: Asian journal of neurosurgery Vol. 19; no. 3; pp. 540 - 550
• Main Authors: Gold, Justin, Hernandez, Nick R, Wong, Timothy, Patel, Nitesh, Weiner, Joseph, Hanft, Simon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd 01.09.2024
• Subjects: Case Report; spine surgery; case report; malignant melanoma; nerve root; schwannoma

Primary spinal malignant melanoma (PSMM) is a rare cancer of the central nervous system (CNS), and PSMM of the spinal nerve root is even more extraordinary. PSMM of a nerve root can mimic the radiographic appearance of benign nerve sheath tumors, thus resulting in misdiagnosis until tissue diagnosis...