title: [Pelvic tuberculosis mimicking bilateral ovarian tumor. A case report].
abstract: Tuberculosis is a curable infectious disease which can mimic ovarian cancer. This case report illustrates that the association of a pelvic mass with elevated CA125 is not necessarily suggestive of ovarian malignancy. A 22-Year-old woman presenting with bilateral ovarian masses and an elevated CA 125 underwent an exploratory laparotomy to search for ovarian tumor. The final pathology diagnosis was ovarian tuberculosis without pulmonary involvement. Tuberculosis is a differential diagnosis to consider in patients with a pelvic mass because of the lack of pathognomonic clinical and biological signs.
authors.affiliation: Service de Gynécologie Obstétrique A, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Maroc.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nebhani
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Boumzgou
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brams
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Laghzaoui
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: El Attar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bouhya
authors.forename: M-A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Aderdour
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iraqi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018394:CA-125 Antigen / Q000097:blood*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014395:Peritonitis, Tuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D018394:CA-125 Antigen