Medknow Publications on behalf of the Association of Radiation Oncologists of India (AROI)
Abstract
Intramedullary spinal tuberculosis is a clinical curiosity. A
19-year-old female was diagnosed and treated for lumbosacral
myxopapllary ependy moma (MPE). Three years later, she presented with
back pain and hypoesthesia of the left upper limb. Besides revealing
local recurrence, the MRI demonstrated a fresh lesion in the
cervicomedullary area. The latter was operated and the histopathology
revealed a tuberculoma