title: Pulmonary tuberculosis mimicking metastasis in a patient with osteosarcoma.
abstract: Pulmonary metastasis even at diagnosis or during treatment is an important problem in osteosarcoma treatment and treatment modality varies in patients with metastasis. Metastasectomy and aggressive induction chemotherapy are the 2 most well-known treatment options. However, reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis can be a problem in developing countries, where the prevalence of tuberculosis is high. Here, we described a patient with osteosarcoma with pulmonary tuberculosis reactivation mimicking metastasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey. e_atas@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Erman
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Atas
authors.forename: Vural
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kesik
authors.forename: Erol
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kismet
authors.forename: Vedat
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Koseoglu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000473:pathology*