Primary melanoma of the spinal cord: a case report, molecular footprint, and review of the literature

J Clin Oncol. 2011 Jun 10;29(17):e499-502. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2010.34.0695. Epub 2011 Mar 28.

Authors

Alexander D Fuld¹, Maren E Speck, Brent T Harris, Nathan E Simmons, Christopher L Corless, Gregory J Tsongalis, David A Pastel, Alan C Hartford, Marc S Ernstoff

Affiliation

¹ Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, NH, USA.

PMID: 21444862
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2010.34.0695

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits / genetics
GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gq-G11
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Melanoma / diagnosis
Melanoma / genetics
Melanoma / pathology*
Melanoma / surgery
Middle Aged
Mutation
Spinal Cord Neoplasms / diagnosis
Spinal Cord Neoplasms / genetics
Spinal Cord Neoplasms / pathology*
Spinal Cord Neoplasms / surgery

Substances

GNAQ protein, human
GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits
GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gq-G11