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Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 2002 48(4):242-244; doi:10.1093/tropej/48.4.242
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Tuberculoma—A Significant Diagnostic Entity in Brain Biopsies of Intracranial Space Occupying Lesions in Children

Veena Maheshwari1, V. K. Srivastava2, Smriti Prasad1 and Kiran Alam1

1 The Departments of Pathology and General Surgery (Neurosurgery Unit), Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India 2 J. N. Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India

Fifty-eight cases of CT scan-proven intracranial space occupying lesions (ICSOL) in children were biopsied. Tuberculoma of brain turned out to be a major consideration comprising 10.34 per cent, second only to astrocytomas which comprised 32.75 per cent of ICSOL. There were 13 non-neoplastic lesions, of which tuberculoma constituted 46.1 per cent. The need for awareness of this common entity in developing countries is discussed.


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