title: Extra-axial clival blastomycosis granuloma: a case report.
abstract: A case of extra-axial fungal (Blastomyces dermatitidis) granuloma in the region of the lower clivus is presented. The lesion simulated a meningioma both on radiological examination and on the macroscopic appearance at operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, K.E.M. Hospital, Bombay, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Deogaonkar
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Nagpal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001758:Blastomyces / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000666:Amphotericin B