Tuberculosis of the distal end of the radius mimicking a giant-cell tumour.
We report a case of a lady presenting with a lesion in the distal radius with classical radiological features of a giant-cell tumour. These tumours are often resected without preliminary histological confirmation. A biopsy done in this patient showed it to be tuberculosis.
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Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Malaysia Sarawak, Sarawak General Hospital, Kuching.
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D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005870:Giant Cell Tumors / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D011884:Radius / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology
D000995:Antitubercular Agents