Case Report: Unusual computed tomographic features of intracranial tuberculoma: a case report

Abstract

A case report of a 57-year old woman who presented with signs and symptoms of intracranial mass. Computed tomographic (CT) and clinical features were unusual and suggestive of a parasaggital Meningioma. However an accurate diagnosis of a tuberculoma was made at surgery and histopathological examination.


(Nig J Surg Res 2003; 5: 67 – 69)


Key words: Intracranial tuberculoma, computed tomography, meningioma