TUBERCULOMA OF THE SPINAL CORD

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Article1 April 1934TUBERCULOMA OF THE SPINAL CORDF. L. JENNINGS, M.D., F.A.C.P.F. L. JENNINGS, M.D., F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-7-10-1240 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTuberculoma of the spinal cord may develop within the substance of the cord itself (the intramedullary form), or within the spinal canal external to the cord (the extramedullary form). The following report is of a case of intramedullary tuberculoma. Such instances are of infrequent occurrence. The case reported is the only one observed in the 5,344 tuberculous patients in our records. Kernohan, Woltman and Adson1in a group of 51 cases of intramedullary cord tumors found only one case of tuberculoma. In 1922 Thalhimer reviewed the literature and collected 52 reported cases of intramedullary tuberculoma of the spinal cord; with...Bibliography1. KERNOHANWOLTMANADSON JWHWAW: Intramedullary tumors of spinal cord; review of 51 cases with attempt at histologic classification, Arch. Neurol. and Psychiat., 1931, xxv, 679-701. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. THALHIMERHASSIN WGB: Clinico-pathologic notes on solitary tubercle of spinal cord, Jr. Nerv. and Ment. Dis., 1922, lv, 161-193. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. DANDY WE: The diagnosis and localization of spinal cord tumors, Ann. Surg., 1925, lxxxi, 223-254. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. ANDERSON FN: Tuberculoma of central nervous system, Arch. Neurol. and Psychiat., 1928, xx, 354-365. Personal communication May 18, 1932. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. WARING JJ: A case of tuberculoma of spinal cord, Jr. Lab. and Clin. Med., 1921-22, vii, 96-99. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Oak Terrace, Minnesota*Received for publication October 16, 1933. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySpinal Intramedullary Tuberculosis with Concurrent Supra- and Infratentorial Intracranial Disease in a 9-Month-Old Boy: Case Report and Comprehensive Review of the LiteratureIntramedullary cervical tuberculomaIntramedullary tuberculoma: Report of two cases with MRI findingsTuberculoma intramedular solitario: relato de um casoRaumbeengende Prozesse im Spinalkanal (einschließlich Angiome und Parasiten)Isolated Intraspinal Extradural TuberculosisIntramedullary Tuberculoma of the Spinal CordZur Behandlung der tuberkul�sen Erkrankungen im Bereich des Spinalkannals 1 April 1934Volume 7, Issue 10Page: 1240-1243KeywordsSpinal cord ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 1934 PDF downloadLoading ...