J Korean Neurosurg Soc.  1988 Feb;17(1):137-142.

Tuerculous Brain Abscess on Sellar Region: A Case Report

• Park SY
• Park SP
• Kim SJ
• Doh JO
• Joo YJ

Abstract

The authors described a case of tuberculous brain abscess, located on the sellar area with as episode of tuberculous meningitis on the past history. Tuberculous brain abscess, encapsulated collection of pus, is quite rare. Especially, occurrence around the sellar area is extremely rare. On brain CT scan, tuberculous brain abscess on sellar region was differented from pituitary adenoma, craniopharyngioma, germinoma, pyogenic brain abscess, etc. The history of previous tuberculous meningitis was meaningful for the diagnosis of our case. So, we have reported this case with review of the articles.

Keyword

Tuberculous brain abscess; Sellar region; Tuberculous meningitis

MeSH Terms

Brain Abscess*
Brain*
Craniopharyngioma
Diagnosis
Germinoma
Pituitary Neoplasms
Suppuration
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tuberculosis, Meningeal