Case report reveals intracranial tuberculoma mimicking metastatic lesions in an older adult, highlighting the importance of histopathological biopsy for diagnostic accuracy.
An 83-year-old man presented with multiple ring-enhancing nodular lesions on contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain. A metastatic brain tumor was initially suspected, but a systematic examination, revealed no primary lesion. A surgical biopsy demonstrated pathological features consistent with tuberculosis, and the patient was transferred to our hospital.
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