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Pseudotumour presentation of pulmonary tuberculosis
Pulmonary tuberculosis manifesting as a mass lesion, thus, mimicking a lung carcinoma is an unusual radiographic presentation of tuberculosis (TB). The common radiologic patterns and clinical presentations are well known and documented. We report two cases of pulmonary tuberculosis with a neoplastic...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7829045/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33536684 http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v54i2.12 |
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author | Afriyie-Mensah, Jane S Awindaogo, Felix R Asomani, Samuel Kofi |
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description | Pulmonary tuberculosis manifesting as a mass lesion, thus, mimicking a lung carcinoma is an unusual radiographic presentation of tuberculosis (TB). The common radiologic patterns and clinical presentations are well known and documented. We report two cases of pulmonary tuberculosis with a neoplastic appearance on chest imaging diagnosed histologically. A 21 – year old female with cough, weight loss, anorexia and an unremarkable physical examination. Chest radiography showed a right apical mass suggestive of lung cancer. Histology of the lesion revealed parenchymal pulmonary tuberculosis. A 49-year old male with left-sided chest pain, cough, anorexia, weight loss, mild pallor with an unremarkable chest examination. Chest imaging showed a left apical mass and mediastinal lymphadenopathy. Microscopic examination of the mass confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis. Pseudotumour pulmonary tuberculosis is a rare clinical entity that can lead to diagnostic challenges and must be considered in the differential diagnosis when mass lesions are seen on chest imaging, especially in TB endemic areas. FUNDING: None declared |
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spelling | pubmed-78290452021-02-02 Pseudotumour presentation of pulmonary tuberculosis Afriyie-Mensah, Jane S Awindaogo, Felix R Asomani, Samuel Kofi Ghana Med J Case Report Pulmonary tuberculosis manifesting as a mass lesion, thus, mimicking a lung carcinoma is an unusual radiographic presentation of tuberculosis (TB). The common radiologic patterns and clinical presentations are well known and documented. We report two cases of pulmonary tuberculosis with a neoplastic appearance on chest imaging diagnosed histologically. A 21 – year old female with cough, weight loss, anorexia and an unremarkable physical examination. Chest radiography showed a right apical mass suggestive of lung cancer. Histology of the lesion revealed parenchymal pulmonary tuberculosis. A 49-year old male with left-sided chest pain, cough, anorexia, weight loss, mild pallor with an unremarkable chest examination. Chest imaging showed a left apical mass and mediastinal lymphadenopathy. Microscopic examination of the mass confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis. Pseudotumour pulmonary tuberculosis is a rare clinical entity that can lead to diagnostic challenges and must be considered in the differential diagnosis when mass lesions are seen on chest imaging, especially in TB endemic areas. FUNDING: None declared Ghana Medical Association 2020-06 /pmc/articles/PMC7829045/ /pubmed/33536684 http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v54i2.12 Text en Copyright © The Author(s). This is an Open Access article under the CC BY license. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Afriyie-Mensah, Jane S Awindaogo, Felix R Asomani, Samuel Kofi Pseudotumour presentation of pulmonary tuberculosis |
title | Pseudotumour presentation of pulmonary tuberculosis |
title_full | Pseudotumour presentation of pulmonary tuberculosis |
title_fullStr | Pseudotumour presentation of pulmonary tuberculosis |
title_full_unstemmed | Pseudotumour presentation of pulmonary tuberculosis |
title_short | Pseudotumour presentation of pulmonary tuberculosis |
title_sort | pseudotumour presentation of pulmonary tuberculosis |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7829045/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33536684 http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v54i2.12 |
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