title: Solitary tuberculoma of the cerebellopontine angle: a rare presentation.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA 71130-3932, USA.
authors.forename: Satish
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sathyanarayana
authors.forename: Mustafa K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Baskaya
authors.forename: Marjorie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fowler
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nanda
mesh_terms: 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