Tuberculoma presenting as an en plaque meningiomaz: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 685-688

  Bauer, Jerry ^a,b   Johnson, Roger F ^a   Levy, Joseph M ^a   Pojman, Donald V ^a   Ruge, John R ^a  

^a ADVOCATE LUTHERAN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Parkside Center   (United States)

Author keywords

brain tumor; central nervous system; intracranial tuberculoma; meningioma

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRANIOTOMY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOMA;

EID: 0029791580     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1996.85.4.0685     Document Type: Article

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