Isolated hypophyseal tuberculoma: Often mistaken;Tuberculome hypophysaire isolé : un diagnostic souvent oublié

Neurochirurgie

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 603-606

  Salem, R ^a   Khochtali, I ^a   Jellali, M A ^a   Zrig, A ^a   Maatouk, M ^a   Jazerli, N ^a   Kriaa, S ^a   Affi, T ^a   Hafsa, C ^a   Kacem, M ^a   Golli, M ^a  

^a FATTOUMA BOURGUIBA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Imaging; Pituitary gland; Tuberculoma

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TUBERCULOMA; VISUAL ACUITY; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; INTRACRANIAL TUBERCULOMA; MALE; NECROSIS; NEUROSURGERY; PATHOLOGY; SELLA TURCICA;

HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NECROSIS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PITUITARY DISEASES; SELLA TURCICA; TUBERCULOMA, INTRACRANIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70450237732     PISSN: 00283770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2009.05.004     Document Type: Article

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