Syringomyelia affecting the entire spinal cord secondary to primary spinal intramedullary central nervous system lymphoma.
A case of syringomyelia involving the entire spinal cord secondary to a spinal intramedullary tumour is described. Cerebrospinal fluid cytology and microscopic evaluation of gross necropsy specimens revealed a primary large cell lymphoma of the central nervous system. In addition there was massive leptomenigeal lymphomatosis involving the cortex, brainstem, and cerebellum. No solitary intracranial mass lesion was found.
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Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201.
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D000328:Adult; D002556:Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology
D002556:Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteins