ABSTRACT
A 23-year-old man with cyanotic heart disease, presented with a ring-enhancing mass in the brainstem. Stereotactic intervention for this clinically and radiologically diagnosed pyogenic abscess, revealed a tuberculoma. Antituberculous therapy led to complete recovery. Stereotactic intervention is an ideal management strategy in patients with cyanotic heart disease and an isolated ring-enhancing mass in the brainstem.
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Adult , Biopsy/methods , Brain Stem/microbiology , Cyanosis , Humans , Male , Stereotaxic Techniques , Tetralogy of Fallot/complications , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Tuberculoma, Intracranial/complicationsABSTRACT
Chondroblastoma is a rare tumor of the skull. Temporal bone is the commonest site of involvement in the skull. We present a thirty one year old man who presented with painless swelling over the left temporal bone, which was near totally excised after preoperative embolization. Management of this unusual tumor and its complications are discussed.