Tuberculoma mimicking falx meningioma: Case report

Kazuhide Adachi; Kazunari Yoshida; Hideyuki Tomita; Maki Niimi; Takeshi Kawase

doi:10.2176/nmc.44.489

Tuberculoma mimicking falx meningioma: Case report

Kazuhide Adachi, Kazunari Yoshida, Hideyuki Tomita, Maki Niimi, Takeshi Kawase

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A 25-year-old male presented with an intracranial tuberculoma mimicking falx meningioma manifesting as right lower monoparesis. The patient had a past history of pulmonary tuberculosis, cured by antituberculous therapy. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging showed a lesion mimicking a falx meningioma. Surgery achieved subtotal resection. Histological and biochemical examinations revealed the surgical specimen was tuberculoma. He was treated with antituberculous therapy, and his gait disturbance disappeared. Follow-up MR imaging showed no regrowth.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	489-492
Number of pages	4
Journal	neurologia medico-chirurgica
Volume	44
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2176/nmc.44.489
Publication status	Published - 09-2004
Externally published	Yes

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