Coexistence of Tuberculosis and Metastatic Undifferentiated Carcinoma of Nasopharynx in Cervical Lymph Node

Mezri, S.; Sayhi, S.; Amira, Marwa Ben; Msakni, Issam; Laabidi, Besma; Mhamed, R. Ben; Akkeri, Khemaies

doi:10.17140/otloj-5-156

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“…7 Mezri et al reported an incident with simultaneous TB and undifferentiated metastatic carcinoma of the nasopharynx, where the diagnostic dilemma is higher. 8 In our case, there were squamous cell carcinoma and TB in both the primary lesion and the cervical lymph nodes. There is a possibility that the disease is carried to the lymph nodes from the primary site, along with metastasis.…”

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“Tuberculosis”: A Surprise Guest in Carcinoma of Pinna

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et al. 2021

Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU

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Tuberculosis is a common health care problem worldwide, though the incidence has come down in recent years due to various health care programs targeting tuberculosis and improved living conditions. Cervical lymph nodes are among the common sites for extrapulmonary tuberculosis. They usually present with painless enlargement of cervical lymph nodes with or without constitutional symptoms. Tuberculosis rarely coexists with malignancy in the geographical area where the prevalence of tuberculosis is high. The disease needs to be treated with antituberculosis treatment as per standard guidelines and the primary treatment of malignancy. We report a case of an adult male presented with a lesion on the pinna, which was diagnosed as squamous cell carcinoma of the pinna on biopsy; he was later found to have coexistent tuberculosis after undergoing surgery for carcinoma.

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