MR imaging of syringobulbia with giant syrinx.
Syringobulbia with a large syrinx was revealed by MR imaging. The syrinx extended from the medulla to vertebral level T10. We suspect that this giant syrinx may be produced by a congenital meningioma at C7, generating pulsatile flow in the original syrinx and causing a giant syrinx.
Abe
K
K
Department of Neurology, Sumitomo Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
Sawada
H
H
Fujiwara
M
M
Mezaki
T
T
Udaka
F
F
Kitahara
Y
Y
Fujita
M
M
Kameyama
M
M
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000175:diagnosis*