title: A case of intracortical tuberculosis of the femur.
abstract: This is the report of an anatomical-radiological study of a case of femoral intracortical tuberculosis observed at the autopsy of an 83-year-old woman presenting with diffuse miliary tuberculosis. Among the differential diagnoses, carcinoma metastasis is the main alternative to be discussed.
authors: University Institutions of Geriatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors: W
authors: W
authors: MacGee
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Lagier
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D014391:Tuberculosis, Miliary / Q000473:pathology; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*