MRI findings of intramedullary spinal cryptococcoma.
Cryptococcus neoformans is a yeast that most commonly infects the central nervous system. Meningitis and meningoencephalitis are the most common presentations of cryptococcosis. Cryptococcoma, however, is a rare entity characterized by localized, solid, tumor-like masses that are usually found in the cerebral hemispheres or cerebellum, but are extremely rare in the spinal cord. We report a case of an immunocompetent patient with intramedullary cryptococcoma in the spinal cord, which presented as a spinal tumor. Diagnosis was made by histological examination of the surgical specimen.
Gültaşli
Neslihan Zehra
NZ
Departments of Radiology, Ministry of Health Ankara Atatürk Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. ngultasli@yahoo.com
Ercan
Karabekir
K
Orhun
Sibel
S
Albayrak
Serdal
S
D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006099:Granuloma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000209:etiology; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery