Intradural extramedullary tuberculoma mimicking en plaque meningioma.
In this paper we report an 18 year old woman with an intradural extramedullary tuberculoma mimicking en plaque meningioma located in the thoracic region. The patient was operated via thoracic laminoplasty and tumor was totally resected. On the follow-up examination the magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated the total excision of the tumor. Here we describe a case of intradural extramedullary tuberculoma of the spinal cord as a complication of tuberculosis meningitis in a previously healthy young female.
Department of Neurosurgery, Ministry of Health Okmeydani Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. erdincozek@gmail.com
Erdinc
E
Ozek
A Celal
AC
Iplkcioglu
Mustafa
M
Erdal
D000293:Adolescent; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008579:Meningioma / Q000175:diagnosis; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D014375:Tuberculoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D014399:Tuberculosis, Spinal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy
D000995:Antitubercular Agents