Radiation myelopathy of cervical spinal cord simulating intramedullary neoplasm

Radiation myelopathy of cervical spinal cord simulating intramedullary neoplasm.

Radiation myelopathy is a well-known complication of irradiation therapy of neoplasms in the vicinity of the spinal cord. Most earlier authors have stressed the association of a normal myelogram and normal CSF protein level with this condition. One case of radiation myelopathy with a myelogram simulating intramedullary neoplasm and with extremely high CSF protein concentration is presented. Six...

Radiation myelopathy of the cervical spinal cord: MR findings.

Radiation myelopathy is one of the most serious complications of radiation therapy, with over 300 cases reported since its discovery in the 1930s (1). Diffuse cord enlargement on myelography has been described as an occasional and nonspecific finding (2], although the spinal cord may be normal in size. We describe the MR findings in a case of radiation myelitis in which the diagnosis was sugges...

Cervical intramedullary spinal cord lipoma

Background Intramedullary, nondysraphic, spinal cord lipomas are rare and account for less than 1% of all spinal cord lesions. Symptoms typically consist of a progressive myelopathy associated with increasing degrees of paralysis (e.g., quadriparesis/plegia, paraparesis/plegia). Case Description A 39-year-old male, without a history of spinal dysraphism, presented with a progressive spastic q...

Intramedullary Sarcoidosis Presenting with Delayed Spinal Cord Swelling after Cervical Laminoplasty for Compressive Cervical Myelopathy

Sarcoidosis is a systemic disease of unknown etiology that may affect any organ in the body. The nervous system is involved in 5-16% of cases of sarcoidosis. Here, we report a case of intramedullary sarcoidosis presenting with delayed spinal cord swelling after laminoplasty for the treatment of compressive cervical myelopathy. A 56-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital complaining of uppe...

Postoperative Spinal Cord Swelling and Intramedullary Gd-DTPA Enhancement in Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy