Advances in microneurosurgical instrumentation and microscopic techniques may open up a new era of surgical treatment of spinal cord gunshot wounds.

Due to the small volume of the posterior fossa, acute pathologies may lead to rapid neurological deterioration and death. Early surgical intervention and close postoperative follow-up after penetrating shrapnel injuries of the posterior fossa play a significant role in reducing mortality and morbidity.

Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is an important health problem like pulmonary TB in both developing and developed countries. EPTB may occur years after the primary infection or it may manifest itself as a rapidly progressive disease. TB is generally diagnosed by traditional methods, such as expectorate smear microscopy, chest radiography findings and expectorate culture. Current diagnostic procedures remain inadequate due to low mycobacteria levels in sample and/or time consuming procedures. We presented a case of EPTB who was diagnosed with TB polymerase chain reaction (PCR).Although the radiological and pathological findings were