Serebellar Metastazı Taklit Eden Tüberkülom

Authors : Necati TATARLI, Dilek YAVUZER, Özgür ŞENOL, Can YALDIZ, Davut CEYLAN, Tufan HİÇDÖNMEZ

Pages : 212-215

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Publication Date : 2013-12-01

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :Tuberculosis is an infectious disease which is common is common in developing countries. Approximately 5 to 10% of cases of tuberculosis are involved in the brain and nervous system. Central Nervous System CNS involvement may occur as meningitis, abscess, solitary tuberculoma, infarction, or miliary parenchymal disease. Tuberculoma is very rare. 50 years old male patient suffered from dizziness and, gait impairment. This patient was operated. Pathologic examination revealed necrotizing granulomatous inflammation. Tuberculoma should be taken into consideration as a possible diagnosis in such cases
Keywords : tuberculoma, tuberculosis, cerebellar mass, cerebellar tuberculoma