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Spinal cord melanoma

MedGen UID:
236837
•Concept ID:
C1336045
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: melanoma (disease) of spinal cord; Melanoma of Spinal Cord; melanoma of spinal cord; Melanoma of the Spinal Cord; melanoma of the spinal cord; Spinal Cord Melanoma; spinal cord melanoma; spinal cord melanoma (disease)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001893

Definition

A melanoma that arises from the spinal cord. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSpinal cord melanoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Neoplastic meningitis in solid tumours: updated review of diagnosis, prognosis, therapeutic management, and future directions.
García Molina E, Penas-Prado M
Neurologia (Engl Ed) 2022 Nov-Dec;37(9):794-805. Epub 2021 Oct 15 doi: 10.1016/j.nrleng.2019.10.009. PMID: 34663545
Epidemiology, Treatment, and Complications of Central Nervous System Metastases.
Pruitt AA
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2017 Dec;23(6, Neuro-oncology):1580-1600. doi: 10.1212/CON.0000000000000551. PMID: 29200112
Malignant melanoma and central nervous system metastases: incidence, diagnosis, treatment and survival.
Amer MH, Al-Sarraf M, Baker LH, Vaitkevicius VK
Cancer 1978 Aug;42(2):660-8. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(197808)42:2<660::aid-cncr2820420237>3.0.co;2-e. PMID: 679158

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Orthostatic tremor secondary to primary malignant melanoma of the spinal cord: A case report.
Lv H, Song C, Li W, Liu Y
Eur J Neurol 2022 Mar;29(3):942-946. doi: 10.1111/ene.15208. PMID: 35141991
Multiple spinal cord melanoma: case report with emphasis on the difficult preoperative diagnosis.
Huang X, Pan X, Huang H, Zhan R
Turk Neurosurg 2013;23(4):534-8. doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.5351-11.1. PMID: 24101278
Primary intradural extramedullary melanoma of the cervical spinal cord: case report.
Lee CH, Moon KY, Chung CK, Kim HJ, Chang KH, Park SH, Jahng TA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2010 Apr 15;35(8):E303-7. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181ccb1b3. PMID: 20308942
Primary intraparenchymatous spinal cord melanoma.
Vaquero J, de Prado F, Pedrosa M
Spinal Cord 1998 May;36(5):363-5. doi: 10.1038/sj.sc.3100492. PMID: 9601119
Primary spinal intramedullary malignant melanoma: case report.
Yamasaki T, Kikuchi H, Yamashita J, Asato R, Fujita M
Neurosurgery 1989 Jul;25(1):117-21. doi: 10.1097/00006123-198907000-00023. PMID: 2755570

Prognosis

Primary Spinal Cord Melanoma: A Case Report and a Systemic Review of Overall Survival.
Zhang M, Liu R, Xiang Y, Mao J, Li G, Ma R, Sun Z
World Neurosurg 2018 Jun;114:408-420. Epub 2018 Mar 31 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.03.169. PMID: 29614357

Clinical prediction guides

Primary Spinal Cord Melanoma: A Case Report and a Systemic Review of Overall Survival.
Zhang M, Liu R, Xiang Y, Mao J, Li G, Ma R, Sun Z
World Neurosurg 2018 Jun;114:408-420. Epub 2018 Mar 31 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.03.169. PMID: 29614357
Primary spinal intramedullary malignant melanoma: case report.
Yamasaki T, Kikuchi H, Yamashita J, Asato R, Fujita M
Neurosurgery 1989 Jul;25(1):117-21. doi: 10.1097/00006123-198907000-00023. PMID: 2755570

Recent systematic reviews

Primary Spinal Cord Melanoma: A Case Report and a Systemic Review of Overall Survival.
Zhang M, Liu R, Xiang Y, Mao J, Li G, Ma R, Sun Z
World Neurosurg 2018 Jun;114:408-420. Epub 2018 Mar 31 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.03.169. PMID: 29614357

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