Abdominal tuberculosis mimicking metastasis in a patient with carcinoma of the oesophagus.
Oesophageal carcinoma typically manifests as ulcerative growth. Cases of oesophageal tuberculosis mimicking carcinoma of the oesophagus have been reported and create considerable diagnostic difficulty. Abdominal tuberculosis, however, is an uncommon extrapulmonary manifestation of tuberculosis. Here, we report a case of abdominal tuberculosis in a patient with squamous carcinoma of the oesophagus.
Cheung
Hester Yui Shan
HY
Department of Surgery, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Chai Wan, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Siu
Wing Tai
WT
Yau
Kwok Kay
KK
Yang
George Pei Cheung
GP
Li
Michael Ka Wah
MK
D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis*