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Title: Intradural extramedullary tuberculoma mimicking en plaque meningioma. Author: Ozek E, Iplkcioglu AC, Erdal M. Journal: Neurol India; 2009; 57(2):211-2. PubMed ID: 19439860. Abstract: In this paper we report an 18 year old woman with an intradural extramedullary tuberculoma mimicking en plaque meningioma located in the thoracic region. The patient was operated via thoracic laminoplasty and tumor was totally resected. On the follow-up examination the magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated the total excision of the tumor. Here we describe a case of intradural extramedullary tuberculoma of the spinal cord as a complication of tuberculosis meningitis in a previously healthy young female.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]