Preferred Label : tuberculoma, intracranial;
MeSH definition : A well-circumscribed mass composed of tuberculous granulation tissue that may occur
in the cerebral hemispheres, cerebellum, brain stem, or perimeningeal spaces. Multiple
lesions are quite common. Management of intracranial manifestations vary with lesion
site. Intracranial tuberculomas may be associated with SEIZURES, focal neurologic
deficits, and INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION. Spinal cord tuberculomas may be associated
with localized or radicular pain, weakness, sensory loss, and incontinence. Tuberculomas
may arise as OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS, but also occur in immunocompetent individuals.;
MeSH synonym : intracranial tuberculoma;
CISMeF synonym : intracranial tuberculomas; tuberculomas, intracranial;
Related MeSH term : abscess, tubercular, intracranial;
MeSH annotation : not a neoplasm; coord IM with specif part of brain or precoord brain/dis (IM);
Origin ID : D016862;
UMLS CUI : C0085388;
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A well-circumscribed mass composed of tuberculous granulation tissue that may occur
in the cerebral hemispheres, cerebellum, brain stem, or perimeningeal spaces. Multiple
lesions are quite common. Management of intracranial manifestations vary with lesion
site. Intracranial tuberculomas may be associated with SEIZURES, focal neurologic
deficits, and INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION. Spinal cord tuberculomas may be associated
with localized or radicular pain, weakness, sensory loss, and incontinence. Tuberculomas
may arise as OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS, but also occur in immunocompetent individuals.