Syringomyelia as a postoperative sequela of the resection of a chordoma of the clivus: case report.
Syringomyelia has been described frequently in association with various abnormalities of the skull base but rarely with tumors of the skull base. Syringomyelia as a postoperative sequela of surgery of the skull base has not been reported. The authors describe a case of cervical syringomyelia developing after the partial resection of a chordoma and combined conventional and proton beam irradiation. The possible mechanisms causing this abnormality are discussed.
Lovely
T J
TJ
Division of Neurosurgery, Albany Medical College, New York.
Buchheit
W A
WA
D000328:Adult; D002817:Chordoma / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012086:Reoperation; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed