Tumors of astrocytic origin represent one of the most frequent entities among the overall rare group of spinal cord gliomas. Initial clinical symptoms are often unspecific, and sensorimotor signs localizing to the spinal cord occur with progressing tumor growth. On MRI, a hyperintense intrinsic spinal cord signal on T(2)-weighted sequences with varying degrees of contrast enhancement raises suspicion for an infiltrative neoplasm. Blood and CSF analysis serves to exclude an infectious …