title: Abdominopelvic tuberculosis simulating disseminated ovarian carcinoma with elevated CA-125 level: report of two cases.
abstract: We report the radiologic presentations of two cases of peritoneal-pelvic tuberculosis. The initial interpretation based on the adnexal masses, ascites, omental and peritoneal thickening, and elevated serum CA-125 levels led to an erroneous preliminary diagnosis of disseminated ovarian cancer. In both patients, histologic examination showed tuberculosis. The clinical and radiologic findings resolved significantly after several months of multidrug antituberculosis treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University Adana Teaching and Medical Research Center, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Barutcu
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Erel
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Saygili
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yildirim
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Torun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018394:CA-125 Antigen / Q000097:blood*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014395:Peritonitis, Tuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014384:Tuberculosis, Female Genital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D018394:CA-125 Antigen