Cervical intramedullary melanocytoma: A case report and review of literature

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1450-1453

  Muthappan, M ^a   Muthu, T ^a   Hussain, Z ^a   Lamont, D ^a   Balakrishnan, V ^a  

^a WAIKATO HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Intramedullary tumour; Meningeal melanocytoma

Indexed keywords

CD34 ANTIGEN; DEXAMETHASONE; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; KI 67 ANTIGEN; MELAN A; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY HMB 45; PROTEIN S 100;

ADULT; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL INTRAMEDULLARY MELANOCYTOMA; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CORDOTOMY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAMINECTOMY; LIMB WEAKNESS; MELANOCYTOSIS; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROMONITORING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; RANGE OF MOTION; REVIEW; SPASTIC PARESIS; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE TUMOR; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84866316947     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: 15322653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2011.09.040     Document Type: Article

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