Extrapulmonary tuberculosis: mimicking metastases in a patient with melanoma in a high TB-burden country; case report

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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Main Authors: Vanessa Salinas-Álvarez, MD, Carolinie Gómez-Torres, MD, Julián Garzón-Cubides, MD, Luis Carlos Gómez-Mier, MD, Camilo Soto-Montoya, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-11-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Extrapulmonary
Pseudotumoral
Soft tissue
Metastases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043320304544

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