Thoracic mass lesions on imaging: Beware of tuberculosis cases
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Tarih
2021
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Yayıncı
Coll Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Özet
Tuberculosis (TB) and thoracic malignancy mimic each other clinically, and pose diagnostic challenges. Both diseases are characterised by similar symptoms. We aimed to emphasise that some forms of TB are associated with misleading clinical and radiological manifestations. We present a retrospective study of clinical and pathological results of 10 cases with a preliminary presumptive diagnosis of thoracic malignancy. All patients were found to have TB without evidence of malignancy and were successfully treated with standard antibiotherapy after completion of diagnostic procedures. TB should be considered as a noteworthy differential diagnosis in patients living in TB-endemic countries, and biopsy plays a vital role in correctly diagnosing TB.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Mass, Neoplasm, Pulmonary, Tuberculosis
Kaynak
JCPSP- Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan
WoS Q Değeri
Q4
Scopus Q Değeri
Q2
Cilt
31
Sayı
12
Künye
Meteroğlu, F. ve Şahin, A. (2021). Thoracic mass lesions on imaging: Beware of tuberculosis cases. JCPSP- Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, 31(12), 1509-1510.
