Salcedo SI, Aguayo GÁ, Hinojosa GJ, Revilla PFR

Language: Spanish
References: 10
Page: 295-298
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ABSTRACT

Melanocytomas are benign tumors that originate in the melanocytes of the leptomeninges and occasionally develop a malignant behavior. Their most frequent location is extramedular, in the posterior fossa. We describe the case of a patient with an intramedullary melanocytoma. The unusual presentation in this case merits high degree of suspicion and inclusion in the differential diagnosis of intramedullary spinal cord tumors.

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