A Case of Extradural Spinal Tuberculoma.
- Author:
Byung Gyu KIM
1
;
Jowa Hyuk IHM
;
Tae Hee RYU
;
Bang Hyun NAM
;
Suk Hoon YOON
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Sun General Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Extraosseous extradural tuberculosis;
Tuberculous granuloma
- MeSH:
Granuloma;
Humans;
Low Back Pain;
Lumbosacral Region;
Sciatica;
Spine;
Tuberculoma*;
Tuberculosis;
Young Adult
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1995;24(1):104-107
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Extraosseous extradural tuberculosis of the spine is rare entity. A 21-year-old man with low back pain, left-sided sciatica & motor weakness was admitted. Simple X-ray were normal. At operation, extradural, extraosseous granuation tissue were removed, which proved upon histologic examination to be tuberculous granulomas. The authors report a rare case of extraosseous tuberculoma in the posterior extradural space of whole lumbar region with review of literatures.
