Shan Xie1, Zhiquan Jiang1. 1. Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College Bengbu, Anhui, China.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Primary spinal cord melanocytoma is an extremely rare condition and the pathogenesis of melanocytomas remains unclear. The diagnosis and treatment of primary spinal cord melanocytomas does not have a standard method. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a case of a 73-year-old male who presented with a six-month history of progressive numbness and weakness in his lower extremities without gatism. Spinal magnetic resonance image (MRI) revealed a spinal cord tumor at the level of T10-T11. At surgery, the spinal cord was covered with black-brown neoplastic tissue. There were no metastatic lesions. At one year after surgery, the patient is still alive. CONCLUSIONS: The diagnosis of melanocytoma needs to take a comprehensive consideration and surgical resection is still the best treatment. IJCEP
BACKGROUND:Primary spinal cord melanocytoma is an extremely rare condition and the pathogenesis of melanocytomas remains unclear. The diagnosis and treatment of primary spinal cord melanocytomas does not have a standard method. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a case of a 73-year-old male who presented with a six-month history of progressive numbness and weakness in his lower extremities without gatism. Spinal magnetic resonance image (MRI) revealed a spinal cord tumor at the level of T10-T11. At surgery, the spinal cord was covered with black-brown neoplastic tissue. There were no metastatic lesions. At one year after surgery, the patient is still alive. CONCLUSIONS: The diagnosis of melanocytoma needs to take a comprehensive consideration and surgical resection is still the best treatment. IJCEP