Cerebral tuberculoma, a rare form of brain tumor. Apropos of a case

Authors

  • Armando Alemán Rivera Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Keywords:

tuberculosis, pulmonary/complications, tomography, spiral computed/methods, tuberculoma, intracranial/surgery

Abstract

Cerebral tuberculomas are extrapulmonary manifestations of tuberculosis, which may be absent or be very subtle in about 50% of patients who suffer from it. It is predominant in developing countries and currently there is an increase of it with the advent of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. A patient who comes to the outpatient office due to late epilepsy is presented. He had no history of tuberculosis, and was diagnosed, by computerized axial tomography, a right parietal mass lesion that by its aspect seemed a brain metastasis. The surgical procedure was performed and the biopsy showed the diagnosis of cerebral tuberculoma. This is a rare case of a patient with a cerebral tuberculoma and no history of having suffered from tuberculosis. This finding led to consider surgery as a first choice, although the literature reviewed recommends an initially medical treatment.

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Author Biography

Armando Alemán Rivera, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I y II Grado en Neurocirugía. Profesor Instructor de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

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Alemán Rivera A. Cerebral tuberculoma, a rare form of brain tumor. Apropos of a case. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2011 Apr. 1 [cited 2025 Jul. 3];5(2):38-42. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/567

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2011): April-June

Section

Case Reports

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