CLINICOPATHOLOGICAL PROFILE OF PATIENTS WITH SYNCHRONOUS MALIGNANCY AND TUBERCULOSIS- A CASE SERIES WITH A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Cancer and tuberculosis are two of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality and a major health problem but their coexistence is rarely encountered. Cancer patients are more susceptible to infections due to immunosuppression by either disease or treatment-related toxicity. This case series aims to present a clinicopathological prole of patients with coexistent carcinoma and tuberculosis because pathological and practical implications of their existence are less pursued.