Cerebellar Tuberculoma Mimicking Metastasis

Number: 4 December 1, 2013
  • Necati Tatarlı
  • Dilek Yavuzer
  • Özgür Şenol
  • Can Yaldız
  • Davut Ceylan
  • Tufan Hiçdönmez
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Cerebellar Tuberculoma Mimicking Metastasis

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

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Necati Tatarlı

Dilek Yavuzer

Özgür Şenol

Can Yaldız

Davut Ceylan

Tufan Hiçdönmez

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December 1, 2013

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Year 1970 Number: 4

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Tatarlı N, Yavuzer D, Şenol Ö, Yaldız C, Ceylan D, Hiçdönmez T (December 1, 2013) Serebellar Metastazı Taklit Eden Tüberkülom. Acıbadem Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 4 212–215.