Co existing Abdominal Tuberculosis and Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of Colon: Coincidence or Causal Nexus?

Ikhwan, SM Ikhwan SM

doi:10.9790/0853-0553438

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“…Tuberculosis is commonly seen affecting the ileocaecal region and carcinoma mostly affects the distal large bowel but simultaneous occurring adenocarcinoma and tuberculosis of colon at the same site is very rare. [1,2] Only 67 cases with concomitant tuberculosis and colonic carcinoma present in the same site are reported in the world literature. [3] Indian literature reports very few cases of carcinoma associated with tuberculosis.…”

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An Interesting Case Of Concomitant Tuberculosis and Adenocarcinoma Colon

Monteiro¹,

Agrawal²,

Sujanani³

et al. 2020

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Abdominal tuberculosis and colon carcinomas are commonly seen in patients worldwide. However co-existing gastrointestinal tuberculosis and adenocarcinoma in the same site is unusual and is a rare entity. We here in report an interesting case of tuberculosis and adenocarcinoma occurring concomitantly in the colon, along with metastasis and caseating tuberculosis in mesenteric lymph nodes in a 73-years-old female presenting with pain in abdomen, vomiting and nausea.

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