Incidental hepatic tuberculosis during planned resection of locally advanced ampullary carcinoma: a case report.

Vee Chuan HoeAllim KhairuddinJun Sam TanMohd Sharifudin SharifNornazirah AzizanFirdaus Hayati

Published in: BMC surgery (2020)

A high index of suspicion and quick decision making can help to diagnose a possible extrapulmonary TB masquerading as a malignant disease in a patient with curative intention of ampullary carcinoma.

Keyphrases

locally advanced
rectal cancer
decision making
mycobacterium tuberculosis
squamous cell carcinoma
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
case report
radiation therapy
hiv aids
phase ii study
emergency department
clinical trial
hiv infected
antiretroviral therapy