[Solitary intramedullary tuberculoma: report of a case].
A case of an isolated tuberculoma of the spinal cord is reported. The 22 years old male patient came to the hospital with paraplegia and had a laminetomy performed for a compression of the spinal cord by a tumor mass. The histopathological study showed the presence of the acid-fast bacili in the tissue. After specific treatment the patient recovered partially.
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008297:Male; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014375:Tuberculoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery
Tuberculoma intramedular solitário: relato de um caso.