Journal of the Korean Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine  2008;12(2):201-205

MR Imaging of Intradural Extramedullary Tuberculoma of the Spinal Cord: Report of Two Cases.

Young Jun SOHN 1 ; See Sung CHOI ; Se Jeong JEON ; Sung Hun PARK ; Seon Kwan JUHNG

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Keywords

Magnetic resonance (MR); Tuberculoma; Spinal cord

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Intradural extramedullary tuberculoma of the spinal cord is a rare manifestation of the spinal tuberculosis, with a few cases described so far. Recently, we have experienced two cases of extensive intradural extramedullary tuberculoma at the thoracic spine. So, we report these cases with review of the literatures.