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Year : 2014 | Volume
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Coexistent colonic tuberculosis and mucinous adenocarcinoma: A causal or a casual link?
Zeeba S Jairajpuri, Safia Rana, Sujata Jetley
Department of Pathology, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Sujata Jetley Department of Pathology, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Hamdard Nagar, New Delhi - 110 062 India
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/2278-344X.138605
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Tuberculosis (TB) is known to involve any part of the body. Intestinal TB accounts for the majority of extrapulmonary TB, ileocecal region is the most common site with involvement of the sigmoid colon a rare occurrence. TB has been known to be associated with various types of malignancy. The most common association is malignancy and pulmonary TB. However, association of extra pulmonary TB and malignancy at the same site is relatively uncommon and cases of colonic TB associated with mucinous adenocarcinoma are extremely rare. Involvement of sigmoid colon is even rarer and to the best our knowledge, the present case is the first reported case from India of coexistent adenocarcinoma and TB in the sigmoid colon. We report here an interesting case of coexistent colonic TB and malignancy in a 23-year-old female presenting to the emergency room with features of intestinal obstruction. |
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