Extrapulmonary tuberculosis: mimicking metastases in a patient with melanoma in a high TB-burden country; case report
This is a case report that includes an analysis about extrapulmonary tuberculosis and his singularities, cause can be confused with cancer. Our patient an 83-year-old woman from Pasto-Colombia presents a mimicking metastasis with melanoma. This guides us to understand that extrapulmonary tuberculosi...
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doaj-a174546cd1ce4c529c0f5b6cc6835ccc2020-11-25T02:06:07ZengElsevierRadiology Case Reports1930-04332020-11-01151124712476Extrapulmonary tuberculosis: mimicking metastases in a patient with melanoma in a high TB-burden country; case reportVanessa Salinas-Álvarez, MD0Carolinie Gómez-Torres, MD1Julián Garzón-Cubides, MD2Luis Carlos Gómez-Mier, MD3Camilo Soto-Montoya, MD4National Cancer Institute, Nueva Granada Military University, Bogotá, Colombia; Department of Orthopedic Oncology, National Institute of Cancerology, Bogotá, Colombia; Corresponding author.Universidad de la Sabana, Bogotá, ColombiaNational Institute of Cancerology, Bogotá, ColombiaDepartment of Orthopedic Oncology, National Institute of Cancerology, Bogotá, ColombiaDepartment of Orthopedic Oncology, National Institute of Cancerology, Bogotá, ColombiaThis is a case report that includes an analysis about extrapulmonary tuberculosis and his singularities, cause can be confused with cancer. Our patient an 83-year-old woman from Pasto-Colombia presents a mimicking metastasis with melanoma. This guides us to understand that extrapulmonary tuberculosis is a rare pathology, but it should be considered as a potential differential diagnosis of any osteolytic lesion. That is the reasons for to be one of the great imitators in medicine, we come up with are totally necessary in a differential diagnosis with malignancies, a high index of suspicion.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043320304544TuberculosisExtrapulmonaryPseudotumoralSoft tissueMetastases |
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Vanessa Salinas-Álvarez, MD Carolinie Gómez-Torres, MD Julián Garzón-Cubides, MD Luis Carlos Gómez-Mier, MD Camilo Soto-Montoya, MD |
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Extrapulmonary tuberculosis: mimicking metastases in a patient with melanoma in a high TB-burden country; case report |
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Extrapulmonary tuberculosis: mimicking metastases in a patient with melanoma in a high TB-burden country; case report |
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Extrapulmonary tuberculosis: mimicking metastases in a patient with melanoma in a high TB-burden country; case report |
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Extrapulmonary tuberculosis: mimicking metastases in a patient with melanoma in a high TB-burden country; case report |
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Extrapulmonary tuberculosis: mimicking metastases in a patient with melanoma in a high TB-burden country; case report |
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extrapulmonary tuberculosis: mimicking metastases in a patient with melanoma in a high tb-burden country; case report |
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Elsevier |
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Radiology Case Reports |
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1930-0433 |
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2020-11-01 |
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This is a case report that includes an analysis about extrapulmonary tuberculosis and his singularities, cause can be confused with cancer. Our patient an 83-year-old woman from Pasto-Colombia presents a mimicking metastasis with melanoma. This guides us to understand that extrapulmonary tuberculosis is a rare pathology, but it should be considered as a potential differential diagnosis of any osteolytic lesion. That is the reasons for to be one of the great imitators in medicine, we come up with are totally necessary in a differential diagnosis with malignancies, a high index of suspicion. |
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Tuberculosis Extrapulmonary Pseudotumoral Soft tissue Metastases |
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