Male, 12 years old, with headache and syringomyelia. A syrinx of the thoracic spinal cord is redemonstrated measuring up to 5 mm in diameter and extending predominantly from T5 through T8. There has been no significant interval change. Slight prominence of the central canal of the spinal cord is again observed through much of the remaining cord. The conus terminates at the L1 level which is normal. The nerve roots of cauda equina are unremarkable. No evidence of fatty filum terminale is seen.Spinal alignment is anatomic. There is a normal complement of vertebrae which demonstrate normal morphology. Marrow signal characteristics are unremarkable. The intervertebral discs are preserved. No compromise of the spinal canal or neural foramina is seen.
1.Stable syrinx of the thoracic spinal cord.2.Minimal prominence of the central canal of the spinal cord is also seen through much of the remaining cord, though this finding is not necessarily pathologic.