Percutaneous spinal cord puncture and myelocystography. Its role in the diagnosis and treatment of intramedullary neoplasms.
Three patients with cystic tumors of the cervical spinal cord were evaluated with percutaneous cord puncture and myelocystography. This procedure gives relief of symptoms and permits delineation of the extent and character of the cystic mass.
D000328:Adult; D000388:Air; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005910:Glioma / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009192:Myelography; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D013129:Spinal Puncture / Q000379:methods