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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 1995;24(1): 104-107. |
| A Case of Extradural Spinal Tuberculoma. |
| Byung Gyu Kim, Jowa Hyuk Ihm, Tae Hee Ryu, Bang Hyun Nam, Suk Hoon Yoon |
| Department of Neurosurgery, Sun General Hospital, Daejeon, Korea. |
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| ABSTRACT |
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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. |
| Key Words:
Extraosseous extradural tuberculosis; Tuberculous granuloma |
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