Holocord presentation
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Holocord presentation refers to a process which involves the spinal cord, from cervicomedullary junction to the tip of the conus. It does not relate to a specific condition nor does it distinguish between involvement by cystic expansion or solid tumour, or by a combination of both. It merely denotes that the whole cord is involved.
It is seen in a variety of conditions, most commonly comprising a significant syrinx component, although occasionally holocord involvement by tumour is encountered 5. Generally this is seen in young patients (children and young adults) 5.
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syringohydromyelia
(syrinx(syrinx) without tumour e.g. chiari 1 malformation -
intramedullary spinal cord tumours
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astroctyomaastrocytoma (diffuse or pilocytic) - ependymoma (with or without peritumoral syrinx) 3,4
- oligodendroglioma (rare) 2
- teratoma
- ganglioglioma (with or without peritumoral syrinx)
- haemangioblastoma (usually holocord syrinx) 6
- lymphoma
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History and etymology
The word comes from greek "Greek "holoholo-" meaning "whole" or "entire" and not from hollow, as is sometimes erroneously thought to be the case 1.
-<p><strong>Holocord presentation</strong> refers to a process which involves the spinal cord, from cervicomedullary junction to the tip of the conus. It does not relate to a specific condition nor does it distinguish between involvement by cystic expansion or solid tumour, or by a combination of both. It merely denotes that the whole cord is involved.</p><p>It is seen in a variety of conditions, most commonly comprising a significant syrinx component, although occasionally holocord involvement by tumour is encountered <sup>5</sup>. Generally this is seen in young patients (children and young adults) <sup>5</sup>.</p><ul>- +<p><strong>Holocord presentation</strong> refers to a process which involves the <a title="Spinal cord" href="/articles/spinal-cord">spinal cord</a>, from cervicomedullary junction to the tip of the <a title="Conus medullaris" href="/articles/conus-medullaris">conus</a>. It does not relate to a specific condition nor does it distinguish between involvement by cystic expansion or solid tumour, or by a combination of both. It merely denotes that the whole cord is involved.</p><p>It is seen in a variety of conditions, most commonly comprising a significant syrinx component, although occasionally holocord involvement by tumour is encountered <sup>5</sup>. Generally this is seen in young patients (children and young adults) <sup>5</sup>.</p><ul>
-<a href="/articles/syrinx-1">syringohydromyelia</a> (syrinx) without tumour e.g. <a href="/articles/chiari-i-malformation">chiari 1 malformation</a>- +<a href="/articles/syrinx-1">syringohydromyelia</a> (<a title="Syrinx terminology" href="/articles/syrinx-terminology-1">syrinx</a>) without tumour e.g. <a href="/articles/chiari-i-malformation">chiari 1 malformation</a>
-<a href="/articles/spinal-astrocytoma">astroctyoma</a> (diffuse or pilocytic)</li>- +<a href="/articles/spinal-astrocytoma">astrocytoma</a> (diffuse or pilocytic)</li>
-</ul><h4>History and etymology</h4><p>The word comes from greek "<em>holo-</em>" meaning "whole" or "entire" and not from hollow, as is sometimes thought to be the case <sup>1</sup>.</p>- +</ul><h4>History and etymology</h4><p>The word comes from Greek "holo<em>-</em>" meaning "whole" or "entire" and not from hollow, as is sometimes erroneously thought to be the case <sup>1</sup>.</p>
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