ArticleCureus2023
Primary Spinal Intradural Melanocytoma of the Thoracic Region: A Rare Case.
Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 3 citations in OpenAlex.
- Intramedullary or invasive characteristics of spinal melanocytomas: a PRISMA compliant systematic review and pooled case analysis.Journal of neuro-oncology · 2026Pooled it
- Intramedullary melanocytoma: a systematic review.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026Review
- Atypical intramedullary spinal cord melanocytic neoplasm with hemorrhagic features in a child: illustrative case.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2025Article
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
While the presence of metastatic melanocytoma in the central nervous system (CNS) is relatively common, primary spinal melanocytoma (PSM) is an extremely rare entity. Only 70 cases have been reported, and its usual position is the cervical region. We report a case of a 35-year-old male with primary spinal intramedullary melanocytoma with a dorsal exophytic component. The tumor was first opened in the periphery and was closed without being operated upon due to it being an uncommon pathology.
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