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Case Report - Subarachnoid spread of germinoma mimicking tuberculous meningitis
Suresh TN, Mahadevan Anita , Santosh Vani , Shankar SK
Abstract
A case of pineal germinaoma spreading along the basal subarachnoid space, clinically and macroscopically at autopsy, resembling tuberculous basal arachnoiditis is reported. Need to carry out CSF cytology of even hemorrhagic CSF is stressed, to diagnose the condition.
Keywords
Germinoma, tuberculous meningitis, basal meningitis
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