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| Year : 2001 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 299--301 |
Pituitary tuberculoma--a case report.
DK Manghani, PS Gaitonde, DK Dastur
Department of Neuropathology, MRC 15th Floor, Bombay Hospital, Mumbai-400 020, India., India
Correspondence Address:
D K Manghani
Department of Neuropathology, MRC 15th Floor, Bombay Hospital, Mumbai-400 020, India.
India
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PMID: 11593251 
Pituitary tuberculomas, mimicking adenomas are very unusual. We describe a rare case of a patient with an exclusively intrasellar mass, and who presented with severe headaches and loss of libido. The lesion was approached trans-sphenoidally and pathological examination revealed a tuberculoma. Complete removal was achieved and the patient followed on anti-tuberculous therapy.
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