Preoperative malignant looking retrobulbar, infratemporal and middle cranial fossa tuberculoma in a young child - a case report

Authors

  • Forhad Hossain Chowdhury Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka
  • Mohammod Raziul Haque Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka
  • Khandkar Ali Kawsar Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka
  • AFM Momtazul Haque Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v13i3.7518

Keywords:

preoperatively malignant looking, retrobulbar infratemporal and middle cranial fossa, tuberculoma

Abstract

Tuberculosis involving skull base and brain is relatively common in developing countries. Preoperative neuro-radiological features of such lesions mimic neoplastic lesions of brain & skull base and postoperative histopathological study brings the ultimate diagnosis. Here we present a case of large tubercular lesion involving retrobulbar, infratemporal and middle cranial fossa that preoperatively thought to be a malignant lesion in a young child and was managed surgically with anti-tubercular drugs having a happy termination. Even radiologically malignant looking mass lesion in brain and skull base can be proved as tuberculosis that can bring happiness to the patient and also to the treating neurosurgeons.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v13i3.7518

Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.13(3) 2014 p.323-325

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Author Biographies

Forhad Hossain Chowdhury, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka

Neurosurgeon, Dept. of Neurosurgery

Mohammod Raziul Haque, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka

Associate Professor, Dept. of Neurosurgery

Khandkar Ali Kawsar, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka

Dept. of Neurosurgery

AFM Momtazul Haque, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka

Dept. of Neurosurgery

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2014-06-06

How to Cite

Chowdhury, F. H., Haque, M. R., Kawsar, K. A., & Haque, A. M. (2014). Preoperative malignant looking retrobulbar, infratemporal and middle cranial fossa tuberculoma in a young child - a case report. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science, 13(3), 323–325. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v13i3.7518

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Vol. 13 No. 3 (2014)

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Case Reports

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