Syringomyelia of the thoracic spinal cord associated with spinal meningiomas.
Syringomyelia is known to occur secondary to compression of the spinal cord. We report the case of a female patient who underwent removal of a spinal meningioma. She re-presented 30 years later with multiple meningiomas causing cord compression. After a 4 year interval she was found to have developed a syrinx proximal to the site of compression. Comparison with previous case reports suggest that the causation of syringomyelia is multi-factorial.
Wasserberg
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Department of Neurological Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, England.
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000150:complications*; D013116:Spinal Cord; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000209:etiology*; D013909:Thorax