Tuberculosis and metastatic carcinoma coexistence in axillary lymph node: A case report

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  • Manoj Pandey
  • Elizabeth K Abraham
  • Chandramohan K
  • Balakrishnan Rajan
چکیده

BACKGROUND: Coexistence of cancer and tuberculosis in axillary lymph nodes is rare. Only seven cases have been reported in the literature. CASE REPORT: We report here a case of infiltrating ductal carcinoma breast metastasizing to the axillary lymph node along with tubercular granuloma in the same lymph node without primary mammary or pulmonary tuberculosis. CONCLUSION: Primary tuberculosis coexisting with carcinoma is of rare occurrence. A possibility should always be borne in mind especially in patients from endemic areas.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • World Journal of Surgical Oncology

دوره 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2003