title: Extensive hydromyelia.
abstract: Hydromyelia is frequently associated with dissociated sensory loss, scoliosis, and upper limb weakness. This report describes the case of a 9-year old male with an extensive hydromyelia associated with a spinal cord tumor and an oligosymptomatic clinical presentation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Brazilian National Cancer Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marco A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: Pericles A M
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Filho
authors.forename: Joao C S
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Campos
authors.forename: Janio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nogueira
mesh_terms: D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology