title: [Cerebral tuberculoma. Clinical case].
abstract: The authors report of a patients operated for a double encephalic mass in the left posterior parietal region. This lesion resulted a tubercoloma at a later investigation. This pathology is relatively common in underdeveloped countries, declining in western countries. The authors emphasize the need of a careful evaluation in searching tuberculous infection in presence of encephalic granulomatous masses.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Neurochirurgia, Università, Modena.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Angiari
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Corradini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Crisi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Botticelli
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Merli
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014375:Tuberculoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Tubercoloma cerebrale. Caso clinico.