Reporting a Case of Cervical Vertebral Body Primary Malignant Melanoma-A Rare Entity.

Neurol India

Department of Pathology, Yashoda Hospitals, Alexander Road, Shivaji Nagar, Secundrabad, Telangana, India.

Published: November 2022

Melanomas of vertebral body are usually metastatic lesions. Isolated vertebral body melanomas are rare may be due to unknown primary. Only threesuch cases havebeen reported in literature. We are reporting a 30-year-old female presented with progressive quadriparesis and bladder involvement. On evaluation, an extradural lesion at the C4-5 level with the destruction of C4 vertebral body and anterior in the prevertebral space seen with areas of blooming. The patient underwent surgery and biopsy was suggestive of melanoma. On further evaluation, we could find any other lesion in the body. The lesion can be either metastatic with unknown primary or primarily arising from vertebrae. Primary vertebral body melanomas are rare, surgical decompressions followed by immunotherapy may prolong the survival in this patients.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0028-3886.360928DOI Listing

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