Low back pain as the presenting sign in a patient with primary extradural melanoma of the thoracic spine - A metastatic disease 17 Years after complete surgical resection

Low back pain as the presenting sign in a patient with primary extradural melanoma of the thoracic spine - A metastatic disease 17 Years after complete surgical resection

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Primary spinal melanomas are extremely rare lesions. In 1906, Hirschberg reported the first primary spinal melanoma, and since then only 40 new cases have been reported. A 47-year-old man was admitted suffering from low back pain, fatigue and loss of body weight...

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Main Authors: Katalinic Darko, Anic Branimir, Stern-Padovan Ranka, Mayer Miroslav, Sentic Mirna, Cikes Nada, Zarkovic Kamelija, Dotlic Snjezana, Plestina Stjepko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-11-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Subjects:
primary spinal melanoma
metastatic disease
low back pain
Online Access:http://www.wjso.com/content/9/1/150

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