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Metastatic angiosarcoma of unknown primary site misdiagnosed as tuberculosis.

Issakwisa Habakkuk MwakyulaNgwilo MwakyusaLiset TorresCecilia NgatungaBaraka ChaulaHaika MaroLazaro MbomaIrene NgumaLamla NqwataLeodegard Mujwahuzi
Published in: Clinical case reports (2020)
Tuberculosis in endemic areas is likely to be overdiagnosed in patients with atypical clinical and imaging findings mimicking tuberculosis, as in our case of angiosarcoma. Detailed history, physical examination, imaging, and histopathology avert diagnosis of tumors as tuberculosis in resource-limited settings, where countless diseases have common clinical and imaging presentations.
Keyphrases
  • mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • high resolution
  • pulmonary tuberculosis
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • small cell lung cancer
  • physical activity
  • adverse drug
  • mass spectrometry
  • hepatitis c virus