Primary tuberculosis of cervix mimicking carcinoma: A rare case

Gupta, Avantika; Gupta, Manasvi; Mankatala, Usha; Khurana, Nita

doi:10.4103/0976-7800.133999

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“…The ATT are usually recommended for cervix uteri tuberculosis for minimum 6 months [146], healing being proved by repeated biopsy. The chemo and radiotherapy, and the radical surgical intervention done in the Romanian case were imposed by the initial diagnosis of squamous non-keratinized cervical carcinoma stage IB, tubercular cervicitis being a postoperative surprise, and it was decided to avoid a new cure of AAT because the postoperative assessments for MbT lung or general reactivation were negative.…”

Section: Tuberculosis 152mentioning

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Breast and Cervix Uteri: Rare Locations for Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infections and Complications-Cases Report and Literature Review

Russu¹,

Nastasia²,

Degeratu³

et al. 2018

Tuberculosis

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Breast and cervix uteri are rare locations for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MbT) infection and MbT association to cervical cancer is more rare in European countries. This chapter analyses two cases of rare locations of tuberculosis (TB) in young Romanian women. The first patient presented a chronic primary TB breast abscess, non-pregnancy related with periods of apparent healing and repeated areolar fistula formation. In the second case, the unexpected discovery of secondary TB endocervical granulomatous inflammation with caseous necrosis on a radical hysterectomy specimen, performed after chemoradiotherapy for squamous nonkeratinizing cell carcinoma is presented. Worldwide incidence, risk factors, hypothetic mechanisms of primary/secondary breast and cervix uteri MbT infection, the association to highrisk HPV, microbiological diagnosis difficulties, the differentials to pyogenic abscesses, other chronic granulomas and breast cancer treatment issues are presented in the reviewed literature, focusing on the peculiarities of these rare locations and complications. It is recalled an old concept of "therapeutic antitubercular" test when all other assessments steps are usefulness.

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Section: Tuberculosis 152mentioning

confidence: 99%

Breast and Cervix Uteri: Rare Locations for Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infections and Complications-Cases Report and Literature Review

Russu¹,

Nastasia²,

Degeratu³

et al. 2018

Tuberculosis

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“…Speculum examination often reveals cervical lesions which may appear as either exophytic, ulcerative or endocervical polyploids. These lesions are often mistaken for cancer of the cervix [3]. Patients with Cervical TB do not often present with the clinical picture of pulmonary TB such as cough, unexplained fever or night sweats [4].…”

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Extra-Pulmonary Tuberculosis in the Uterine Cervix: A Case Report

Kimera¹,

Sinyinza²,

Lukolo³

2022

CRCM

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Tuberculosis of the uterine cervix is grouped under genital tuberculosis. Other sites for genital tuberculosis include the Fallopian tubes and the endometrium. Genital tuberculosis and other types of tuberculosis outside the lungs are referred to as extra-pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB). Genital tuberculosis presents with unspecific symptoms and signs; and because of this, most often, the diagnosis is made incidentally during investigations for other conditions that present with similar clinical pictures. Therefore, misdiagnosis and wrong treatment are not uncommon. We present a case of tuberculosis of the uterine cervix which was incidentally diagnosed when the patient was being investigated for cervical cancer, and successfully treated with a 6-months rifampicin regimen, 2RHZE/4HRE. Health providers have a duty to highly suspect tuberculosis of the cervix among women who present with abnormal vaginal discharge, abnormal vaginal bleeding and post-coital bleeding especially in countries where HIV and TB are endemic. If properly diagnosed and correctly treated, tuberculosis of the uterine cervix is curable.

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Uncommon Location for a Common Disease, Simulating Cervical Cancer: A Rare Case Report

Kumar,

Kalyani,

Sharma

et al. 2024

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Background: Genital tuberculosis (GTB) is a common form of extra-pulmonary TB with cervical TB being a rare entity accounting for 0.1–0.65% of all TB cases globally. It is usually asymptomatic but may present with infertility, menstrual irregularities, dyspareunia, dysmenorrhoea, or vaginal discharge. Case Presentation: The present case report briefs about a 39 years old nulliparous infertile woman who presented with complaints of irregular menstrual cycles and amenorrhea with an erosive papillary growth over the cervix simulating invasive cervical carcinoma. Her Pap smear report revealed the presence of granulomas. On cervical punch biopsy also a large number of granulomas were seen and on Ziehl Nielsen staining the diagnosis of TB was further confirmed by the presence of acid-fast rod-like bacilli. The patient responded well to anti-tubercular drugs. Discussion: GTB in most of the cases remains asymptomatic with infertility being the most common presenting complaint. Other symptoms include menstrual irregularities, amenorrhoea, dysmenorrhoea, dyspareunia, chronic pelvic pain, and occasionally abnormal vaginal discharge. Tuberculous cervicitis is difficult to diagnose clinically and many times mimics cervical malignancy Result and Conclusion: Hence, cervical tuberculosis should be kept in the differential diagnosis of cervical cancer especially in an infertile woman from a developing country.

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Primary tuberculosis of cervix mimicking carcinoma: A rare case

Cited by 3 publications

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Breast and Cervix Uteri: Rare Locations for Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infections and Complications-Cases Report and Literature Review

Breast and Cervix Uteri: Rare Locations for Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infections and Complications-Cases Report and Literature Review

Extra-Pulmonary Tuberculosis in the Uterine Cervix: A Case Report

Uncommon Location for a Common Disease, Simulating Cervical Cancer: A Rare Case Report

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