ABSTRACT
The primary malignant melanoma of spinal cord is a rare tumor cause of compression of the cord 6)7). We are reporting a case of malignant melanoma, apparently originating from leptomeninges, of with diffuse neoplastic process widely spreaded over the area of cervicothoracic spinal cord of 34-yr-old woman.
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Female , Humans , Melanocytes , Melanoma , Spinal CordABSTRACT
Spinal meningiomas are most commonly found in the thoracic sections while it is extremely rare in the cervical, lumbar and sacral regions. In Elsberg's series, there were 10 cervical, 59 thoracic and 4 lumbar ; none below the 3rd lumbar segment. Recently, we encountered a case of cauda equina meningioma and was completely extirpated with no remnants of any neurological deficits.
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Cauda Equina , Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory , Meningioma , Sacrococcygeal RegionABSTRACT
Cerebral cysticercosis is unfortunately a frequent disease in Korea. Cysticercosis in the ventricular system is most frequently found in the fourth ventricle. However it is found rarely in the lateral and third ventricle. Recently, we have encountered accidently a lateral ventricular cysticercosis during a V-P Shunt operation on a 32 year old hydrocephalus patient. The diagnosis was confirmed by the presence of an encysted larvae on aspiration.