A case of cervical lymph node tuberculosis and metastatic squamous cell carcinoma in the same lymph node
We report a rare coexistence of tuberculosis and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the same lymph node (LN). A 74-year-old woman with a swollen right cervix underwent computed tomography, which showed a nodule in the right lung and swollen LNs of the mediastinum and right supraclavicular fossa. She w...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-01-01
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| Series: | Respiratory Medicine Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007121001477 |
| Summary: | We report a rare coexistence of tuberculosis and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the same lymph node (LN). A 74-year-old woman with a swollen right cervix underwent computed tomography, which showed a nodule in the right lung and swollen LNs of the mediastinum and right supraclavicular fossa. She was diagnosed with LN tuberculosis; the puncture cytology of the clavicular LN was class IV. Anti-tuberculosis treatment was initiated. Her neck was compressed due to LN enlargement, and dyspnea appeared. A biopsy was performed to diagnose the SCC. We propose that malignancy should be considered if the patient has a narrowed airway due to an enlarged LN or if the response to tuberculosis treatment is poor. |
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| ISSN: | 2213-0071 |