TY - JOUR
T1 - Intramedullary spinal cord metastases of malignant melanoma
T2 - A rare case report on paraplegia in palliative care
AU - Sonawane, Rutula
AU - Ghoshal, Arunangshu
AU - Damani, Anuja
AU - Muckaden, Maryann
AU - Deodhar, Jayita
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Indian Journal of Palliative Care.
PY - 2019/7/1
Y1 - 2019/7/1
N2 - Rates of malignant melanoma have been increasing in frequency. Studies have shown that up to 46% of patients with melanoma will experience metastases to the central nervous system. Intramedullary spinal cord metastasis of malignant melanoma is rare. In advanced cancers, surgery might not be possible, and radiotherapy with corticotherapy is a viable option. In the following case, a 54-year-old male presented to the clinic with an intramedullary tumor in the D1 region. He was successfully managed with an integrated palliative care approach with concomitant cancer-directed therapy.
AB - Rates of malignant melanoma have been increasing in frequency. Studies have shown that up to 46% of patients with melanoma will experience metastases to the central nervous system. Intramedullary spinal cord metastasis of malignant melanoma is rare. In advanced cancers, surgery might not be possible, and radiotherapy with corticotherapy is a viable option. In the following case, a 54-year-old male presented to the clinic with an intramedullary tumor in the D1 region. He was successfully managed with an integrated palliative care approach with concomitant cancer-directed therapy.
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U2 - 10.4103/IJPC.IJPC_163_18
DO - 10.4103/IJPC.IJPC_163_18
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85069207787
SN - 0973-1075
VL - 25
SP - 468
EP - 470
JO - Indian Journal of Palliative Care
JF - Indian Journal of Palliative Care
IS - 3
ER -
