raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:99857

Secondary syringomyelia

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Age of onset
Adult
Status
active

Secondary syringomyelia is a rare medullar disease defined as a development of a fluid-filled cavity or syrinx within the spinal cord due to blockage of CSF circulation (e.g., due to basal archnoiditis, meningeal carcinomatosis, various mass lesions), spinal cord injury (e.g., due to trauma, radiation necrosis, hemorrhage, spinal abscess), spinal dysraphism or intramedullary tumours. It presents with neuropathic pain, numbness, muscular weakness, changes in tone or spasticity or autonomic changes (hyperhidrosis, heart rate or blood pressure instability). Selective loss of pain and temperature with relative preservation of dorsal column function (touch and pressure) are classic findings.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enSecondary syringomyelia
frSyringomyélie secondaire
deSyringomyelie, sekundäre
esSiringomielia secundaria
itSiringomielia secondaria
nlSecundaire syringomyelie
ptSiringomielia, secundária
plWtórna jamistość rdzenia
csSekundární syringomyelie
ukВторинна сирингомієлія
zh继发性脊髓空洞症
trSekonder siringomiyeli

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10G95.0NTBTattributedvalidated
ICD-118D66.1Especificvalidated
MONDO0020509Evalidated
UMLSC4749399Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

Codes that Orphanet moved or referred to this one:

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

0 records

No prevalence record in this release.

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HPO phenotypes

26 annotations · validated 2017-06-28
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Obligate (100%)
HP:0003396Syringomyelia
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0040272Hyperintensity of MRI T2 signal of the spinal cord
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0003418Back pain
HP:0012229CSF pleocytosis
HP:0006824Cranial nerve paralysis
HP:0000224Decreased taste sensation
HP:0001618Dysphonia
HP:0007209Facial paralysis
HP:0003473Fatigable weakness
HP:0001288Gait disturbance
HP:0002922Increased CSF protein concentration
HP:0010550Paraplegia
HP:0003401Paresthesia
HP:0010532Paroxysmal vertigo
HP:0010871Sensory ataxia
HP:0003474Somatic sensory dysfunction
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0000622Blurred vision
HP:0001283Bulbar palsy
HP:0007305CNS demyelination
HP:0003409Distal sensory impairment of all modalities
HP:0100518Dysuria
HP:0002858Meningioma
HP:0000639Nystagmus
HP:0002073Progressive cerebellar ataxia
HP:0007024Pseudobulbar paralysis
HP:0001250Seizure

Run the differential on the 2 obligate / very frequent terms

Annotation source: 19991056[PMID]_2377746[PMID]_10967183[PMID]_11239955[PMID]_12181709[PMID]

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Sources for this card