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Case Reports
. 1987 Jan;20(1):36-8.
doi: 10.1227/00006123-198701000-00010.

Intramedullary melanotic schwannoma of the cervicomedullary junction

R A Solomon, M S Handler, R V Sedelli, B M Stein
Case Reports

Intramedullary melanotic schwannoma of the cervicomedullary junction

R A Solomon et al. Neurosurgery. 1987 Jan.

Abstract

We report a case of a patient with an intramedullary tumor of the cervicomedullary junction. At operation, the tumor was noted to be highly pigmented, and pathological study demonstrated that the tumor was a melanotic schwannoma. Both intramedullary schwannomas and melanotic schwannomas in any location in the body are exceedingly rare. This is the first reported case of an intramedullary melanotic schwannoma of the central nervous system. The possible origin of this tumor is discussed.

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