title: Primary tuberculous stricture of the oesophagus mimicking carcinoma.
abstract: A middle-aged woman presented with progressive dysphagia and weight loss was investigated. A stricture involving the lower third of oesophagus was identified but precise histology of the lesion could not be obtained even after multiple biopsies. The resected specimen showed histology consistent with oesophageal tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Digestive Diseases Centre, PVS Memorial Hospital, Kochi-682017, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Prakash
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kuruvilla
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lekha
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Venugopal
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jacob
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ramesh
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents