title: Cerebral tuberculoma presented as primary malignant brain tumor: a case report.
abstract: A 62 year-old Thai man presented symptoms of chronic progressive headache for nearly one year and left side ataxia for two weeks. MRI brain suggested a primary malignant brain tumor with moderate hydrocephalus. Total removal of the lesion was performed. The histopathological report was caseating granulomatous inflammation involving cerebellar parenchyma; suggestive of tuberculoma, PCR for M. Tuberculosis complex, using brain tissue from formalin-fixed paraffin-embeded block, yields positive result for M. Tuberculosis complex. He was treated with antituberculous drugs.
authors.affiliation: Department ofSurgery, Rajavithi Hospital, College of Medicine, Rangsit University, Bangkok, Thailand. dr.pravit@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Pravit
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Prachasilchai
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016862:Tuberculoma, Intracranial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery