Downloads: 138 | Views: 278
Case Studies | Medical Surgical | India | Volume 5 Issue 2, February 2016 | Popularity: 6.1 / 10
Synchronous Tuberculosis and Breast Cancer Metastasis in Axillary Lymph Nodes: A Case Report
Ramanjis Tallari, Veenita Yogi, O. P. Singh
Abstract: Synchronous presence of tuberculosis and breast cancer metastasis in axillary lymph nodes is rare. Tuberculosis ranks as the second leading cause of death from an infectious disease worldwide, after the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). We present here a case report of infiltrating ductal carcinoma (IDC) of the left breast with axillary lymphadenitis harbouring both tuberculosis and metastatic cancer cells from breast cancer at the same time. Simultaneous presence of both diseases make treatment difficult as tuberculosis require long course of anti-tuberculosis drugs and reduces patient compliance. In this case, breast cancer was treated by neoadjuvant chemotherapy, surgery and adjuvant chemoradiotherapy and axillary lymph nodal tuberculosis was treated by anti-tuberculosis drugs.
Keywords: Axillary lymphadenitis, Breast cancer, Tuberculosis, chemotherapy, anti-tuberculosis drugs
Edition: Volume 5 Issue 2, February 2016
Pages: 319 - 321
Make Sure to Disable the Pop-Up Blocker of Web Browser
Similar Articles
Downloads: 0
Survey Paper, Medical Surgical, Albania, Volume 11 Issue 5, May 2022
Pages: 1551 - 1556Surgery for Non Small Cell Lung Cancer - A Systematic Review
Ilir Skenduli, Perlat Kapisyzi
Downloads: 0
Research Paper, Medical Surgical, Albania, Volume 11 Issue 11, November 2022
Pages: 57 - 61The Type of Complications Following Gastric Cancer Surgery
Dr. Dritan Reovica, Krenar Lilaj
Downloads: 4 | Weekly Hits: ⮙1 | Monthly Hits: ⮙1
Research Paper, Medical Surgical, India, Volume 10 Issue 4, April 2021
Pages: 942 - 947Pancreatic Tuberculosis-Report on a Rare Presentation of a Not So Rare Disease
Dr. Prekshit Chhaparwal, Dr. Ashish Goyal, Dr. Brijesh Kumar Sharma, Dr. M. C. Misra
Downloads: 4 | Weekly Hits: ⮙1 | Monthly Hits: ⮙1
Analysis Study Research Paper, Medical Surgical, India, Volume 12 Issue 1, January 2023
Pages: 339 - 341Role of VATS Biopsy in Undiagnosed Pleural Effusion - Our Institutional Experience
Dr. S. Manimaran, Dr. Naveen Elangovan, Dr. Renjith Singh
Downloads: 105
Case Studies, Medical Surgical, United States of America, Volume 4 Issue 4, April 2015
Pages: 3210 - 3212Hydatid Cyst of Thoracic Spine: A Rare Cause of Paraplegia
Rahul Soangra, Mool Chand Soangra