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IMAGING DIAGNOSIS—MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING FINDINGS OF AN INTRACRANIAL EPIDURAL TUBERCULOMA IN A DOG
Author(s) -
Fuente Cristian de la,
Pumarola Martí,
Ródenas Sergio,
Foradada Laia,
Lloret Albert,
Pérez de Val Bernat,
Añor Sònia
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
veterinary radiology and ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.541
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1740-8261
pISSN - 1058-8183
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2012.01951.x
Subject(s) - tuberculoma , medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , epidural space , radiology , skull , mycobacterium tuberculosis , tuberculosis , pathology , surgery
Magnetic resonance ( MR ) imaging is highly sensitive for detecting tuberculomas in human patients but the specificity of the MR imaging features is low. Misdiagnosis with intracranial neoplasia is common, especially with dural‐based lesions or lesions located in the epidural space. We describe the MR imaging characteristics of an intracranial epidural tuberculoma caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in a dog. The intracranial mass and skull flat bone lysis and erosion are similar to those described in human caseating tuberculomas and can mimic intracranial neoplastic disease.