Cerebral Tuberculoma presented as Primary Malignant Brain Tumor: A Case Report
Pravit Prachasilchai MD*
Affiliation : *Department of Surgery, Rajavithi Hospital, College of Medicine, Rangsit University, Bangkok, Thailand
A 62 year–old Thai man presented symptoms of chronic progressive headache for nearly one year and left side ataxia for two weeks. MRI brain suggested a primary malignant brain tumor with moderate hydrocephalus. Total removal of the lesion was performed. The histopathological report was caseating granulomatous inflammation involving cerebellar parenchyma; suggestive of tuberculoma, PCR for M. Tuberculosis complex, using brain tissue from formalin-fixed paraffin- embeded block, yields positive result for M. Tuberculosis complex. He was treated with antituberculous drugs.
Keywords : Cerebral tuberculoma, CNSTs, Tubercular, Primary brain tumor
