title: Giant posterior fossa arachnoid cyst causing tonsillar herniation and cervical syringomyelia.
abstract: Acquired cerebellar tonsillar herniation and syringomyelia associated with posterior fossa mass lesions is an exception rather than the rule. In the present article, we describe the neuroimaging findings in a case of 28-year-old female patient presented with a history of paraesthesia involving right upper limb of 8-month duration. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a giant retrocerebellar arachnoid causing tonsillar herniation with cervical syringomyelia. The findings in the present case supports that the one of the primary mechanism for the development of syringomyelia may be the obstruction to the flow of cerebrospinal fluid causing alterations in the passage of extracellular fluid in the spinal cord and leading to syringomyelia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Anesthesia and Pathology, SP Institute of Neurosciences, Solapur, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Vijay P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Anesthesia and Pathology, SP Institute of Neurosciences, Solapur, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Ashwin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Valsangkar
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Anesthesia and Pathology, SP Institute of Neurosciences, Solapur, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Satish
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nivargi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Yashodhara Super Speciality Hospital, Solapur, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Nitant
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vora
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Anesthesia and Pathology, SP Institute of Neurosciences, Solapur, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Anish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dekhne
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Narayana Medical College and Hospital, Chinthareddypalem, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agrawal
keywords: Arachnoid cyst; Chiari malformation; hydrocephalus; posterior fossa; syringomyelia