An Interesting Case Of Concomitant Tuberculosis and Adenocarcinoma Colon
Rashmi Monteiro, Preeti Balkisanji Agrawal, Shashi Sujanani, K C Vyas
Annals of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine · 2020-04
Abstract
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.
MeSH terms
- Medicine
- Tuberculosis
- Nausea
- Adenocarcinoma
- Concomitant
- Vomiting
- Abdomen
- Abdominal pain
- Colon adenocarcinoma
- Lymph
- Gastroenterology
- Internal medicine