Circumferential craniocervical extradural tuberculous granulations.
A 49-year-old female presented with a 7-month history of progressive quadriparesis. Investigations revealed a circumferential lesion involving the cervicomedullary junction and the upper cervical cord. The firm extradural granulomatous lesion was partially resected. Histological examination revealed that the lesion comprised tuberculous granulation tissue, which resolved on anti-tuberculous drug treatment. We were unable to find a similar report of extradural tuberculous granuloma in our literature search.
Shah
Abhidha
A
Department of Neurosurgery, Seth GS Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital, Acharya Donde Marg, Parel, Mumbai 400012, India.
Nadkarni
Trimurti
T
Goel
Naina
N
Goel
Atul
A
D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000209:etiology; D009809:Odontoid Process / Q000473:pathology; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications*