PARAGANGLIOMA OF THE CAUDA-EQUINA WITH ASSOCIATED SYRINGOMYELIA - CASE-REPORT

We present an association not previously described in which the rare e ntity of paraganglioma of the cauda equina was found in association wi th syringomyelia of the cervico-thoracic cord. The patient, a 50-year- old woman presented with a long history of lower back pain with recent onset of sciatic pain and altered sensation in the right leg. Surgica l resection of the tumor with intraoperative syringostomy of the syrin x has led to eradication of all symptoms and at 5 months shows no evid ence of residual pathology.