Intramedullary lesion: Question
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Intramedullary diffuse tubercular lesion resembling glioma.
Sir, Of the various forms of spinal tuberculosis, intramedullary spinal tuberculomas (IMT) are least common (2/100,000 of all tuberculosis).1 We recently encountered a case, which was diagnosed as glioma after imaging was done, leading to neurosurgical intervention, which later turned out to be a tubercular lesion. This case report underscores the importance of keeping a high degree of suspicio...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0967-5868
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2016.10.004