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2253635

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-1-24
pubmed:abstractText
Melanocytic Schwannomas are rare tumours which can arise in soft tissues, spinal nerve roots and in the central nervous system. The literature suggests that they have a malignant behaviour with local recurrence after surgery. We present three patients with this lesion, two in the thoracic spine and one in the head of the pancreas. The clinical outcome in these cases has been disappointing, since two patients died from complications due to local spreading of the tumour in spite of surgery and radiotherapy. CT could not distinguish these tumours from other neurogenic neoplasms. When these tumours occur near the vertebral body, CT could only detect early bone erosion. MR findings show promising features, with a high signal on T1-weighted images, due to melanin. However, more experience is necessary to establish the possible specific features of melanocytic Schwannomas in MRI.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0720-048X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
138-42
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
CT and MR imaging of melanocytic schwannomas; report of three cases.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiology, Ospedale Civile, Castelfranco Veneto (TV), Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports