J Korean Neurosurg Soc.
1995 Jan;24(1):104-107.
A Case of Extradural Spinal Tuberculoma
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Sun General Hospital, Daejeon, Korea.
Abstract
- Extraosseous extradural tuberculosis of the spine is rare entity. A 21-year-old man with low back pain, left-sided sciatica & motor weakness was admitted. Simple X-ray were normal. At operation, extradural, extraosseous granuation tissue were removed, which proved upon histologic examination to be tuberculous granulomas. The authors report a rare case of extraosseous tuberculoma in the posterior extradural space of whole lumbar region with review of literatures.