title: A case of tuberculosis and adenocarcinoma coexisting in the same lung lobe.
abstract: Tuberculosis and lung cancer rarely coincide together but have been proven to have a definitive link. In this case we describe tuberculosis and adenocarcinoma diagnosed together in the same lobe of the lung. The patient was found to have an epidermal growth factor receptor exon 19 deletion, which has been shown to have an association with tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Houston Medical Center, Warner-Robins, GA, USA. Electronic address: ayman972@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Ayman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rihawi
authors.affiliation: Houston Medical Center, Warner-Robins, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Glen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Houston Medical Center, Warner-Robins, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al-Hajj
authors.affiliation: Houston Medical Center, Warner-Robins, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Zoeb
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Bootwala
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D000077192:Adenocarcinoma of Lung; D000328:Adult; D066246:ErbB Receptors / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D009154:Mutation; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017384:Sequence Deletion; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D066246:ErbB Receptors
keywords: Adenocarcinoma; Communicable diseases; Tuberculosis