title: Secondary syringomyelia due to intramedullary spinal cord metastasis. Case report and review of literature.
abstract: Intramedullary spinal cord metastasis is relatively rare. We describe a patient having intramedullary spinal cord metastasis associated with syringomyelia, confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging, in a patient who had poorly differentiated carcinoma of the lung. The patient responded to treatment with steroids and radiotherapy, with complete resolution of neurologic symptoms and syringomyelia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center 79430, USA.
authors.forename: Y K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Keung
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cobos
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Whitehead
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Roberson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*