title: Pulmonary tuberculosis masking lung cancer - A case report.
abstract: Pulmonary Tuberculosis can co-exist with lung malignancy masking the underlying disorder leading to delay in diagnosis and management. Here we present an interesting case of a 60 year old man who on initial presentation was diagnosed with tuberculosis but on nonresponse to therapy and investigation was found to have an underlying lung malignancy.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Pulmonary Medicine, SRM Medical College Hospital, India.
authors.forename: Srinath
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dhandapani
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Pulmonary Medicine, SRM Medical College Hospital, India.
authors.forename: Nageswari A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Dheenadayalu
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Pathology, SRM Medical College Hospital, India.
authors.forename: Srigayathri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shanmugam
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Pathology, SRM Medical College Hospital, India.
authors.forename: Kalaivani
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Amitkumar
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, SRM Medical College Hospital, India.
authors.forename: Harshavardhan K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Reddy
keywords: ATT; Bronchoalveolar cell carcinoma; Pulmonary tuberculosis