Tuberculoma presenting as an en plaque meningioma. Case report.
Intracranial tuberculomas generally present as either solitary or multiple lesions in the brain parenchyma. They are characterized by a ring-enhancing area on either computerized tomography scans or magnetic resonance images. A case is presented in which an intracranial tuberculoma was dural based and had an appearance similar to an en plaque meningioma.
Bauer
J
J
Department of Surgery, Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, Illinois, USA.
Johnson
R F
RF
Levy
J M
JM
Pojman
D V
DV
Ruge
J R
JR
D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000473:pathology*; D014375:Tuberculoma / Q000473:pathology*