Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. May 16, 2022; 10(14): 4691-4697
Published online May 16, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i14.4691
Suprasellar cistern tuberculoma presenting as unilateral ocular motility disorder and ptosis: A case report
Bi-Bo Zhao, Chao Tian, Le-Jun Fu, Xue-Bin Zhang
Bi-Bo Zhao, Chao Tian, Le-Jun Fu, Department of Radiology, Tianjin Huanhu Hospital, Tianjin 300350, China
Xue-Bin Zhang, Department of Pathology, Tianjin Huanhu Hospital, Tianjin 300350, China
Author contributions: All authors provided intellectual contributions to this manuscript; Zhao BB drafted the manuscript, prepared the figures, conducted data acquisition and performed the background literature review; Fu LJ participated in the acquisition and interpretation of radiologic images; Zhang XB analyzed and confirmed the pathological results; Tian C reviewed and revised the manuscript and supervised the study; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Chao Tian, MS, Chief Doctor, Department of Radiology, Tianjin Huanhu Hospital, No. 6 Jizhao Road, Jinnan District, Tianjin 300350, China. medtian@126.com
Received: December 10, 2021
Peer-review started: December 10, 2021
First decision: January 26, 2022
Revised: February 6, 2022
Accepted: March 16, 2022
Article in press: March 16, 2022
Published online: May 16, 2022
Core Tip

Core Tip: Intracranial tuberculoma is a rare and serious type of tuberculosis, which mostly occurs in the frontoparietal and cerebellar hemispheres, with predominance in the gray-white matter junction area, while tuberculomas only in the cistern are extremely rare. Isolated intracranial tuberculoma in the suprasellar cistern mimicking a tumor with only ocular symptoms has not been reported before. This case confirmed that isolated intracranial tuberculoma can occur in the suprasellar cistern. Therefore, for space-occupying lesions in the suprasellar cistern, tuberculoma should be included in the differential diagnosis even if there is no history or indication of tuberculosis infection.