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.
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