A Rare Case of Aggressive Melanotic Schwannoma Occurred in Spinal Nerve of a 59-Year-Old Male
A Rare Case of Aggressive Melanotic Schwannoma Occurred in Spinal Nerve of a 59-Year-Old Male
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Korea (South): Korean Society of Pathologists, Korean Society for Cytopathology
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English
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Korea (South): Korean Society of Pathologists, Korean Society for Cytopathology
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Melanotic schwannoma (MS) is a rare variant of nerve sheath neoplasm that shows ultrastructural and immunophenotypical features of Schwann cells but also has cytoplasmic melanosomes and is reactive for melanocytic markers as well. Unlike conventional schwannoma, which is totally benign, MS has an unpredictable prognosis and is thought to have low-m...
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A Rare Case of Aggressive Melanotic Schwannoma Occurred in Spinal Nerve of a 59-Year-Old Male
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TN_cdi_nrf_kci_oai_kci_go_kr_ARTI_1960335
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_nrf_kci_oai_kci_go_kr_ARTI_1960335
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2383-7837
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2383-7845
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10.4132/jptm.2017.01.04
