Primary malignant melanoma, an atypical presentation in the cervical spine: a case report.

Larrey Kasereka KamabuLouange Maha KatakaBives Mutume Nzanzu VivalyaFranck Katembo SikakulyaHervé Monka LekuyaMoses Galukande

Published in: Journal of medical case reports (2023)

This case is presented to highlight the significance and challenges associated with making a pre- and postoperative diagnosis of primary cervical melanoma with atypical radiological characteristics. Patients with extradural lesions that show hyperintensity on T1-weighted images and hypointensity on T2-weighted images should have spinal melanoma examined as a possible differential diagnosis.

Keyphrases

deep learning
convolutional neural network
magnetic resonance
optical coherence tomography
contrast enhanced
skin cancer
network analysis
patients undergoing
spinal cord
magnetic resonance imaging