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Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Syringomyelia Associated with an Extramedullary Spinal Cord Tumor: Case Report

Patricia A. Rhyner, Roger J. Hudgins, Michael S. B. Edwards, Michael Brant‐Zawadzki

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The association of syringomyelia and extramedullary spinal cord tumors is rare. We present the case of a patient with this association documented by magnetic resonance imaging and discuss the unusual features of the syrinx.

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The association of syringomyelia and extramedullary spinal cord tumors is rare. We present the case of a patient with this association documented by magnetic resonance imaging and discuss the unusual features of the syrinx.

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The association of syringomyelia and extramedullary spinal cord tumors is rare. We present the case of a patient with this association documented by magnetic resonance imaging and discuss the unusual features of the syrinx.

Key concepts: Medicine, Syringomyelia, Syrinx (medicine), Magnetic resonance imaging, Spinal cord, Radiology, Psychiatry

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