title: Abdominal tuberculosis mimicking metastasis in a patient with carcinoma of the oesophagus.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Chai Wan, Hong Kong SAR, China.
authors.forename: Hester Yui Shan
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.forename: Wing Tai
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Siu
authors.forename: Kwok Kay
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Yau
authors.forename: George Pei Cheung
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Michael Ka Wah
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: 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*