Three cases are described of apparent idiopathic scoliosis in childhood which were shown subsequently to be due to intramedullary spinal cord tumour. The possibility of this underlying lesion should be considered in any child who develops scoliosis without an obvious cause.

Early diagnosis and prompt initiation of adequate treatment are essential for clinical outcome in ISCA. We report a case in which DWI provided a more specific diagnosis than conventional MR imaging and allowed differentiation of a ring-enhancing lesion from intramedullary tumor. Diagnosis was proved by PCR from CSF (Streptococcus intermedius). Adequate antibiotic treatment was immediately initi...

Intramedullary schwannoma is often misdiagnosed as other types of malignant tumour prior to surgery due to its atypical imaging appearance and low incidence. In the present study, a case of small intramedullary schwannoma was analysed using clinical and imaging data. Data concerning the surgery and follow-up process of this case were collected. Instead of performing the traditional surgical pro...

Neurocysticercosis, involvement of the central nervous system by taenia solium, is one of the most common parasitic diseases worldwide. However, isolated spinal involvement by neurocysticercosis, either intramedullary or extramedullary, is uncommon. The authors report a case of C1-C2 intradural extramedullary neurocysticercosis in a young male that presented initially with signs of raised intra...

A 79-year-old man presented with primary intramedullary malignant lymphoma with a presyrinx state in the cervical cord manifesting as left hemiparesis and hemidysesthesia. The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan showed an intramedullary mass in the cervical spinal cord at the level of C1 and T2-weighted image prolongation from the medulla to the level of C5. According to the progression of he...

#{149} Be familiar with the radiologic manifestations that allow differentiation of the majority of enchondromas and intramedullary chondrosarcomas affecting the appendicular skeleton. Distinction of enchondroma versus intramedullary chondrosarcoma a!fecting the appendicular skeleton (proximal to the metacarpals and metatarsals) is a frequent diagnostic dilemma. The authors studied a large seri...

Although vertebral column is recognized as the most common site for bony metastasis in patient with systemic malignancy, intramedullary metastases to the spinal cord is infrequent. Between 5% 10% of cancer patients develop spinal metastasis during the course of their diseases. Intramedullary tumors are rare, comprising 3.5% of spinal metastasis. Most metastatic spinal lesions (70%) are found at...

A 51-year-old male who had undergone left pulmonary lobectomy for squamous cell carcinoma followed by adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy 3 months earlier was admitted for subacute onset of left lower limb paresthesias; proximal muscle weakness (2/5) in the left lower limb and distal muscle weakness in the right lower limb (2/5); urinary retention and constipation. Magnetic resonance imaging...