Probable hepatic tuberculosis masquerading as Klatskin tumour in an immunocompetent patient

Probable hepatic tuberculosis masquerading as Klatskin tumour in an immunocompetent patient

A 55-year-old immunocompetent woman was presented with features of obstructive jaundice and a clinicoradiological picture suggestive of a hilar cholangiocarcinoma (Klatskin tumour). However, caseating granulomatous lesion associated with miliary nodules were revealed intraoperatively. The lesion res...

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