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Syringomyelia is a generic term referring to a disorder in which a cyst or cavity forms within the spinal cord. Often, syringomyelia is used as a generic term before an etiology is determined. [3] This cyst, called a syrinx, can expand and elongate over time, destroying the spinal cord.
A syrinx can also develop in patients who have a spinal cord tumor, scarring due to previous spinal trauma, or no known predisposing factors. About 30% of people with a spinal cord tumor eventually develop a syrinx. Syringomyelia is a paramedian, usually irregular, longitudinal cavity.
Most symptoms from spinal tumors occur due to compression of the spinal cord as it plays a primary role in motor and sensory function. [13] The spinal cord is surrounded by three layers known as the spinal meninges. [13] These are the dura mater, arachnoid mater, and pia mater. Spinal cord tumors are classified based on their location within ...
336 Other diseases of spinal cord. 336.0 Syringomyelia and syringobulbia; 336.1 Vascular myelopathies; 336.2* Subacute combined degeneration of spinal cord (266.2, 281.0, 281.1 †) 336.3* Myelopathy in other diseases classified elsewhere; 336.8 Other myelopathy; 336.9 Unspecified diseases of spinal cord; 337 Disorders of the autonomic nervous ...
In adults, surgery to detether (free) the spinal cord can reduce the size and further development of cysts in the cord and may restore some function or alleviate other symptoms. Although detethering is the common surgical approach to TCS, [ 25 ] another surgical option for adults is a spine-shortening vertebral osteotomy .
About 10% of ependymomas are benign myxopapillary ependymoma (MPE). [7] MPE is a localized and slow-growing low-grade tumor, which originates almost exclusively from the lumbosacral nervous tissue of young patients. [7] On the other hand, it is the most common tumor of the lumbosacral canal comprising about 90% of all tumoral lesions in this ...
A nervous system tumor is a tumor that arises within the nervous system, either the central nervous system (CNS) or the peripheral nervous system (PNS). [1] [2] Nervous system primary tumors include various types of brain tumor and spinal tumors, such as gliomas, and meningiomas (of the CNS), and schwannomas (of the PNS) and can be either benign or malignant.
Neurofibromatosis type II (also known as MISME syndrome – multiple inherited schwannomas, meningiomas, and ependymomas) is a genetic condition that may be inherited or may arise spontaneously, and causes benign tumors of the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. The types of tumors frequently associated with NF2 include vestibular ...