Extradural spinal melanoma: is it primary or metastatic? A case report with a brief review of literature

Abstract Melanocytic lesions involving the central nervous system are extremely rare and pose a diagnostic challenge owing melanoma being the third most common malignancy metastasizing to the spine. Morphology and immunohistochemistry are identical in both primary and secondary cases, and hence may...

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Main Authors: Raghav Kapoor, Anurag Mehta, Anila Sharma, Shrinidhi Nathany, Himanshi Diwan, Divya Bansal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-03-01
Series:Diagnostic Pathology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13000-024-01475-4