Pituitary tuberculoma--a case report.
Pituitary tuberculomas, mimicking adenomas are very unusual. We describe a rare case of a patient with an exclusively intrasellar mass, and who presented with severe headaches and loss of libido. The lesion was approached trans-sphenoidally and pathological examination revealed a tuberculoma. Complete removal was achieved and the patient followed on anti-tuberculous therapy.
Manghani
D K
DK
Department of Neuropathology, MRC 15th Floor, Bombay Hospital, Mumbai-400 020, India.
Gaitonde
P S
PS
Dastur
D K
DK
D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012658:Sella Turcica; D014375:Tuberculoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
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