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

World Journal of Surgical Oncology

Balakrishnan Rajan³  Chandramohan K²  Elizabeth K Abraham¹  Manoj Pandey² 

[1] Department of Pathology, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India;Department of Surgical Oncology, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India;Department of Radiation Oncology, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

关键词: giant cell granuloma;    infiltrating ductal carcinoma;    axilla;    tubercular lymphadinitis;    tuberculosis;    neoplasm;    Breast;   

Others  :  1207518
DOI  :  10.1186/1477-7819-1-3

 received in 2003-01-12, accepted in 2003-04-07,  发布年份 2003

【 摘 要 】

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.

【 授权许可】

   
2003 Pandey et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article: verbatim copying and redistribution of this article are permitted in all media for any purpose, provided this notice is preserved along with the article's original URL.

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