En-plaque tuberculomas of tentorium in a pregnant woman: follow-up with MRI (2003 : 2b)

Alkan A., PARLAK M., BAYSAL T., SIGIRCI A., KUTLU R., ALTINOK T.

EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY, vol.13, no.5, pp.1190-1193, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 13 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2003
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1190-1193
  • Keywords: tuberculoma, pregnancy, magnetic resonance imaging
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: No

Abstract

En-plaque tuberculoma is a rare manifestation of CNS tuberculosis and presents as a solitary, focal, caseous plaque-like lesion. It is difficult to differentiate en-plaque like meningeal tuberculoma from true primary or secondary meningeal neoplasia. Good response to antituberculosis treatment in a patient with tuberculosis history and typical MR findings confirm the diagnosis. We present the follow-up MR imaging findings of a case in which an enplaque tuberculoma on tentorium was diagnosed during pregnancy in a patient with a history of tuberculosis. To the best of our knowledge, enplaque tuberculomas of tentorium during pregnancy have not been reported before.