Sellar and Suprasellar Tuberculoma
Tuberculosis is responsible for 20% of the intracranial space-occupying lesions in India, and tuberculomas of the sellar and suprasellar region comprise only 1% of all intracranial tuberculomas. The clinical and radiological features of these lesions mimic a typical pituitary adenoma. Surgery is not...
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| author | Manpreet Singh Banga Kaushik Roy Sandeep B. V. Sibaji Dasgupta |
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| description | Tuberculosis is responsible for 20% of the intracranial space-occupying lesions in India, and tuberculomas of the sellar and suprasellar region comprise only 1% of all intracranial tuberculomas. The clinical and radiological features of these lesions mimic a typical pituitary adenoma. Surgery is not usually indicated, except for obtaining biopsies to confirm diagnosis, as these lesions tend to resolve with appropriate antitubercular therapy. There is no consensus regarding the type of antitubercular regimen and duration of the treatment as the experience with tuberculomas of pituitary is limited. We report a rare case of hypophyseal tuberculosis in a patient as a sequela of tuberculous meningitis, which is a rare complication of tubercular meningitis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4b26c0ce6b1b43199576d6a59efdf8ff2025-08-20T02:17:47ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Neurosurgery2277-954X2277-91672017-03-01070103904210.1055/s-0037-1599787Sellar and Suprasellar TuberculomaManpreet Singh Banga0Kaushik Roy1Sandeep B. V.2Sibaji Dasgupta3Department of Neurosurgery, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College, Sealdah, Kolkata, West Bengal, IndiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College, Sealdah, Kolkata, West Bengal, IndiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College, Sealdah, Kolkata, West Bengal, IndiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College, Sealdah, Kolkata, West Bengal, IndiaTuberculosis is responsible for 20% of the intracranial space-occupying lesions in India, and tuberculomas of the sellar and suprasellar region comprise only 1% of all intracranial tuberculomas. The clinical and radiological features of these lesions mimic a typical pituitary adenoma. Surgery is not usually indicated, except for obtaining biopsies to confirm diagnosis, as these lesions tend to resolve with appropriate antitubercular therapy. There is no consensus regarding the type of antitubercular regimen and duration of the treatment as the experience with tuberculomas of pituitary is limited. We report a rare case of hypophyseal tuberculosis in a patient as a sequela of tuberculous meningitis, which is a rare complication of tubercular meningitis.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0037-1599787pituitarytuberculosisantitubercular therapy |
| spellingShingle | Manpreet Singh Banga Kaushik Roy Sandeep B. V. Sibaji Dasgupta Sellar and Suprasellar Tuberculoma Indian Journal of Neurosurgery pituitary tuberculosis antitubercular therapy |
| title | Sellar and Suprasellar Tuberculoma |
| title_full | Sellar and Suprasellar Tuberculoma |
| title_fullStr | Sellar and Suprasellar Tuberculoma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sellar and Suprasellar Tuberculoma |
| title_short | Sellar and Suprasellar Tuberculoma |
| title_sort | sellar and suprasellar tuberculoma |
| topic | pituitary tuberculosis antitubercular therapy |
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