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

• Main Authors: Raghav Kapoor (Author), Anurag Mehta (Author), Anila Sharma (Author), Shrinidhi Nathany (Author), Himanshi Diwan (Author), Divya Bansal (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...