METHODS: We report the case of a 60-year-old Chinese female who presented with numbness and weakness of the limbs for approximately 6 months. computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a dumbbell-shaped tumor inside and outside the cervical (C) spinal canal.
METHODS: The patient was using CT and MRI. Subsequently, the patient underwent surgery, and low-grade melanocytoma was diagnosed pathologically.
METHODS: Subsequently, the patient underwent a surgery, and the tumor was completely removed.
RESULTS: The tumor did not recur after 6 months.
CONCLUSIONS: This case suggested 2 \"take-away\" lessons: first, spinal meningeal melanocytomas may be dumbbell-shaped; and second, melanocytoma could appear as hyperintense, isointense, or hypointense on T2-weighted MRI.
方法:我们报告了一例60岁的中国女性,她出现了大约6个月的麻木和四肢无力。计算机断层扫描(CT)和磁共振成像(MRI)显示颈椎(C)椎管内外的哑铃形肿瘤。
方法:患者进行CT和MRI检查。随后,病人接受了手术,病理诊断为低度黑色素细胞瘤。
方法:随后,病人接受了手术,肿瘤被完全切除了.
结果:6个月后肿瘤没有复发。
结论:此案例建议2“take-away”课程:首先,脊髓脑膜黑素细胞瘤可能是哑铃形的;其次,黑素细胞瘤可能表现为高强度,等强度,或在T2加权MRI上为低信号。