Histological surprise: callosal tuberculoma presenting as malignant glioma.
A tumour which on CT is clearly intrinsic, irregular, exhibits patchy enhancement with contrast, and invades periventricular tissues, especially the corpus callosum, is very likely to be a glioma and may not be biopsied. A case is presented with these radiological features in which the tumour proved to be a tuberculoma, with complete clinical and radiological resolution after antituberculous chemotherapy.
Fath-Ordoubadi
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West London Neurosciences Centre, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK.
Lane
R J
RJ
Richards
P G
PG
D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003337:Corpus Callosum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005910:Glioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016862:Tuberculoma, Intracranial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology
D000995:Antitubercular Agents