Extrapulmonary tuberculosis: mimicking metastases in a patient with melanoma in a high TB-burden country; case report

Abstract

This is a case report that includes an analysis about extrapulmonary tuberculosis and his singularities, cause can be confused with cancer. Our patient an 83-year-old woman from Pasto-Colombia presents a mimicking metastasis with melanoma. This guides us to understand that extrapulmonary tuberculosis is a rare pathology, but it should be considered as a potential differential diagnosis of any osteolytic lesion. That is the reasons for to be one of the great imitators in medicine, we come up with are totally necessary in a differential diagnosis with malignancies, a high index of suspicion.

Is Mycobacterium tuberculosis carcinogenic to humans?

“…Cases of extrapulmonary TB lesions mimicking cancer have also been extensively reported. [39][40][41][42] We have used Ting et al 43 An increased incidence of bronchogenic carcinoma (5%), coexistent carcinoma 14.…”

“…This is based on observations of the disappearance of sarcoma in two kidney allograft recipients who received treatment for pulmonary TB. Cases of extrapulmonary TB lesions mimicking cancer have also been extensively reported 39‐42 . We have used CNS lesions as examples to describe the masquerade of two diseases within extrapulmonary tissue.…”

“…Cases of extrapulmonary TB lesions mimicking cancer have also been extensively reported. [39][40][41][42] We have used Bayle et al 22 First case report of coexistent bronchogenic carcinoma and active pulmonary TB 2. Fontenelle and Campbell 26 29 cases of coexistent carcinoma and pulmonary TB/90 cases of pulmonary TB 3.…”