Cerebral histoplasmoma. Case report.
A 55-year-old man presented with dementia and seizures of recent onset. A computerized tomography scan revealed a ring-like lesion in the left occipital lobe, which on resection was found to be a histoplasmoma. Cerebral histoplasmoma is rare and simulates a metastatic brain tumor. Only eight cases of this entity have been reported.
D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006099:Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged