Third ventricular tuberculoma mimicking as a tumor: Report of a very rare case

Intracranial tuberculoma is a common neurosurgical problem in developing countries; however, intraventricular tuberculoma is a rare entity. Here, we report a rare case of third ventricular tuberculoma in a 21-year-old girl who presented with features of raised intracranial pressure. Radiological fin...

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Autores principales: Sharma, Gopal R., Kaushal, Prashant, Vaidya, Bivek, Kumar, Pawan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5379806/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28413535
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1793-5482.145061
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Sumario:Intracranial tuberculoma is a common neurosurgical problem in developing countries; however, intraventricular tuberculoma is a rare entity. Here, we report a rare case of third ventricular tuberculoma in a 21-year-old girl who presented with features of raised intracranial pressure. Radiological findings and management of third ventricular tuberculoma would be discussed and literature regarding such lesions will be reviewed.

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