Güzel, EbruEr, UygurGüzel, AslanToktaş, ZaferYapıcıer, Özlem2020-04-302020-04-3020161971-40092385-1996https://doi.org/10.1177/1971400916638359https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12684/3676WOS: 000375751900014PubMed: 26969197Melanotic neoplasm of the central nervous system is rare and the majority of them are metastatic. Melanotic schwannoma (MS) is an unusual variant of nerve sheath neoplasm accounting for less than 1% of primary nerve sheath tumors. A case involving a 36-year-old man with MS at the L5 root is presented. Surgery, differential diagnosis, radiology, histology, and treatment of this rare entity are discussed.en10.1177/1971400916638359info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessIntradural extramedullary spinal cord neoplasmmagnetic resonance imagingmelanotic schwannomaneuroectodermal tumorMelanotic schwannoma of the L5 rootArticle293219221Q3N/A