Ileocecal and hepatic tuberculosis mimicking a metastatic cecal malignancy: Case report

Abstract We wish to highlight that on encountering a suspicious hepatic and a colonic lesion, the possibility of TB should also be kept in mind apart from the obvious possibility of metastasis of a colonic cancer especially in an endemic country like Tunisia.

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Main Authors:	Imen Ben Ismail, Saber Rebii, Hamadi Ben Chaabane, Zenaidi Hakim, Ayoub Zoghlami
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2021-05-01
Series:	Clinical Case Reports
Subjects:	case report colonic cancer gastrointestinal tuberculosis ileocecal tuberculosis
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4101

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spelling	doaj-dc26eaae590f4a06840e4050412a22c32021-06-04T10:35:48ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042021-05-0195n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.4101Ileocecal and hepatic tuberculosis mimicking a metastatic cecal malignancy: Case reportImen Ben Ismail0Saber Rebii1Hamadi Ben Chaabane2Zenaidi Hakim3Ayoub Zoghlami4Department of general surgery, Trauma and Burns Center Ben Arous TunisiaDepartment of general surgery, Trauma and Burns Center Ben Arous TunisiaDepartment of general surgery, Trauma and Burns Center Ben Arous TunisiaDepartment of general surgery, Trauma and Burns Center Ben Arous TunisiaDepartment of general surgery, Trauma and Burns Center Ben Arous TunisiaAbstract We wish to highlight that on encountering a suspicious hepatic and a colonic lesion, the possibility of TB should also be kept in mind apart from the obvious possibility of metastasis of a colonic cancer especially in an endemic country like Tunisia.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4101case reportcolonic cancergastrointestinal tuberculosisileocecal tuberculosis
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spellingShingle	Imen Ben Ismail Saber Rebii Hamadi Ben Chaabane Zenaidi Hakim Ayoub Zoghlami Ileocecal and hepatic tuberculosis mimicking a metastatic cecal malignancy: Case report Clinical Case Reports case report colonic cancer gastrointestinal tuberculosis ileocecal tuberculosis
author_facet	Imen Ben Ismail Saber Rebii Hamadi Ben Chaabane Zenaidi Hakim Ayoub Zoghlami
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title	Ileocecal and hepatic tuberculosis mimicking a metastatic cecal malignancy: Case report
title_short	Ileocecal and hepatic tuberculosis mimicking a metastatic cecal malignancy: Case report
title_full	Ileocecal and hepatic tuberculosis mimicking a metastatic cecal malignancy: Case report
title_fullStr	Ileocecal and hepatic tuberculosis mimicking a metastatic cecal malignancy: Case report
title_full_unstemmed	Ileocecal and hepatic tuberculosis mimicking a metastatic cecal malignancy: Case report
title_sort	ileocecal and hepatic tuberculosis mimicking a metastatic cecal malignancy: case report
publisher	Wiley
series	Clinical Case Reports
issn	2050-0904
publishDate	2021-05-01
description	Abstract We wish to highlight that on encountering a suspicious hepatic and a colonic lesion, the possibility of TB should also be kept in mind apart from the obvious possibility of metastasis of a colonic cancer especially in an endemic country like Tunisia.
topic	case report colonic cancer gastrointestinal tuberculosis ileocecal tuberculosis
url	https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4101
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Ileocecal and hepatic tuberculosis mimicking a metastatic cecal malignancy: Case report

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