title: Histological surprise: callosal tuberculoma presenting as malignant glioma.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: West London Neurosciences Centre, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fath-Ordoubadi
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Lane
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Richards
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents