Intracranial epidural tuberculoma presenting as a scalp swelling.
The first case of an intracranial epidural tuberculoma with the absence of dural and brain involvement in a 27-year-old woman is presented. The possible pathogenesis of this unique lesion is discussed.
Department of Pathology, Security Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Jamjoom
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Assaf
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Hamid
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Haddad
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Jamjoom
Naim-Ur-Rahman
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004487:Edema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004824:Epidural Space; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D012535:Scalp; D016862:Tuberculoma, Intracranial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery