title: Asymptomatic syringomyelia in the course of medulloblastoma.
abstract: Syringomyelia is frequently associated with Chiari malformation or one of many other pathological conditions. Its co-occurrence with medulloblastoma is rare, and to our knowledge, only 4 patients have been reported, although some reports have documented on syringomyelia associated with intracranial processes or intramedullary tumor. The authors describe an unusual case of asymptomatic thoracic syringomyelia complicated by an intrasyringal hemorrhage in a child with medulloblastoma. This report illustrates that, although unusual, syringomyelia is a potential complication in the natural history of medulloblastoma, and the authors consider the possible pathogenesis of syrinx enlargement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, CHRU Pontchaillou, Rennes, France. hamlat.abd@wanadoo.fr
authors.forename: Abderrahmane
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hamlat
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Le Strat
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Boisselier
authors.forename: Gilles
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brassier
authors.forename: Beatrice
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Carsin-Nicol
mesh_terms: D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008527:Medulloblastoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013595:Syringomyelia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery