title: Tuberculosis of the craniocervical junction: a case report.
abstract: Craniocervical tuberculosis (TB) is very rare. Despite the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and cranial tomography (CT), diagnosis of craniocervical tuberculosis is frequently difficult. In this study, we present a craniocervical tuberculosis abscess case which demonstrates the role of transoral surgery for both diagnosis and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey. fuatorun@hotmail.com
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Torun
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tuna
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bozkurt
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dusunceli
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Deda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D012886:Skull; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents