Peritoneal Tuberculosis Mimicking Ovarian Cancer: Gynecologic Ultrasound Evaluation with Histopathological Confirmation
| Autor: | Gerardo Cazzato, Gennaro Cormio, Francesca Arezzo, Giuseppe Ingravallo, Leonardo Resta, Vera Loizzi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty gynecologic ultrasound Tuberculosis peritoneal tuberculosis RC799-869 Mycobacterium tuberculosis 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Lower abdominal pain medicine Hepatology biology business.industry Ultrasound Gastroenterology Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology Gynecologic ultrasound medicine.disease biology.organism_classification ovarian cancer peritoneal disease 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Differential diagnosis Ovarian cancer business Peritoneal tuberculosis 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Gastroenterology Insights, Vol 12, Iss 24, Pp 278-282 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2036-7422 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/gastroent12020024 |
| Popis: | Peritoneal tuberculosis (TBP) is a very rare condition, accounting for about 1–2% of all tuberculosis cases. The diagnosis of TBP can be easily mistaken for advanced ovarian cancer (AOC) or peritoneal carcinoma because of overlapping laboratory and clinical findings. We reported the ultrasound characteristics of a case of TBP in a 67-year-old woman who presented to our institute with a 1-month history of intermittent lower abdominal pain, fever, and asthenia. Overall, 20 biopsy-retrieved specimen histopathological features were suggestive of peritoneal tuberculosis. Gynecologic ultrasound revealed increased adnexa with multiple nodular formations spread across the surface, suggestive of caseous nodules. Although this is a rare occurrence, clinicians should consider TBP as a differential diagnosis of ovarian or peritoneal cancer. |
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