Solitary tuberculoma of the cerebellopontine angle: a rare presentation.
Central nervous system tuberculoma presenting as a solitary mass in an extrinsic location is rare. Due to the increase in incidence of tuberculosis in the western world, there is a corresponding increase in CNS tuberculosis. Cerebellopontine angle tumours are most commonly acoustic schwannomas or meningiomas. Radiosurgery as a primary modality of treatment for many CNS masses without prior pathological diagnosis is increasing in popularity. This report shows that a mass in the CP angle can closely mimic a tumour radiologically and inappropriate radiation treatment was avoided after surgery. Histopathological examination proved it to be a tuberculoma. Awareness of this rare presentation of a solitary tuberculoma in the CP angle is emphasised.
Sathyanarayana
Satish
S
Department of Neurosurgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA 71130-3932, USA.
Baskaya
Mustafa K
MK
Fowler
Marjorie
M
Roberts
Richard
R
Nanda
Anil
A
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle; D003399:Craniotomy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016862:Tuberculoma, Intracranial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery