TUBERCULOMA IN THE SUPRASELLAR CISTERN - POSSIBLE CT-MISINTERPRETATION AS ANEURYSM

Authors
GUCUYENER K BAYKANER MK KESKIL IS HASANOGLU A ILGIT E BEYAZOVA U
Citation
K. Gucuyener et al., TUBERCULOMA IN THE SUPRASELLAR CISTERN - POSSIBLE CT-MISINTERPRETATION AS ANEURYSM, Pediatric radiology, 23(2), 1993, pp. 153-154
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging",Pediatrics
Journal title
Pediatric radiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03010449
Volume
23
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
153 - 154
Database
ISI
SICI code
0301-0449(1993)23:2<153:TITSC->2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
A patient with multiple intracranial tuberculomas mimicking aneurysms is reported. The diagnosis was established by CT during the treatment of tuberculous meningitis. Anti-tuberculous therapy was continued unti l the radiological resolution of the lesions. A discussion of previous reports on the non-operative treatment of intracranial tuberculomas i s included.