Spinal malignant melanotic schwannoma. Case report. |
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| Authors: | B A Noubari I Chiaramonte G Magro R Tropea P Mancuso |
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| Affiliation: | Division of Neurosurgery, Garibaldi, S. Luigi-S. Currò, Ascoli-Tomaselli Hospital, Catania, Italy. |
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| Abstract: | The authors report a rare case of spinal cord compression syndrome due to a malignant melanotic schwannoma. Pathogenesis, diagnostic difficulty and therapeutical problems are discussed. The authors conclude that such tumours should be surgically treated due to the possibility of a benign clinical behaviour even in those cases showing malignant histological features. |
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