Solitary Pineal Gland Tuberculoma Mimicking Germinoma: A Case Report

We are reporting a case of 16-year-old boy presented with severe headache and blurred vision. MRI showed a pineal region mass that was initially thought to be a germinoma. Endoscopic biopsy revealed tuberculoma which is an exceedingly rare and unusual location for CNS tuberculoma. The patient was tr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: El-Diasty, Mohamed Tarek, Reda, Azza Sami, Daghistani, Razan Kamal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Scientific Scholar 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8247747/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34221644
http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/JCIS_84_2021
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Sumario:We are reporting a case of 16-year-old boy presented with severe headache and blurred vision. MRI showed a pineal region mass that was initially thought to be a germinoma. Endoscopic biopsy revealed tuberculoma which is an exceedingly rare and unusual location for CNS tuberculoma. The patient was treated successfully with anti-tuberculous therapy.

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