Syringomyelia in Association with Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumors

Syringomyelia Tumor-associated fluid-filled cavity within the spinal cord as syringomyelia or syrinx. Syrinx occurs with 25 to 58% of patients with IMSCT, and in this association, syringes appear more commonly in the lower cervical and upper thoracic region. They occur most frequently with ependymomas, followed by hemangioblastomas and cavernomas.²