PRIMARY TUBERCULOSIS OF THE BREAST MIMICKING CARCINOMA

PRIMARY TUBERCULOSIS OF THE BREAST MIMICKING CARCINOMA

This report describes a well-documented case of primary, nodular-form tuberculosis of the breast that mimicked cancer in a 73-year-old patient. This is a disease that rarely affects the breast.

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 2005-11, Vol.73 (5), p.975-976
Hauptverfasser: DA SILVA, BENEDITO BORGES, DOS SANTOS, LINA G, COSTA, PEDRO VITOR L, PIRES, CLEICILENE GOMES, BORGES, ANATOLE SANTOS
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Sprache:eng
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Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis
Carcinoma - diagnosis
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Mastitis - diagnosis
Mastitis - microbiology
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tuberculosis - diagnosis
Tuberculosis - microbiology
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Zusammenfassung:This report describes a well-documented case of primary, nodular-form tuberculosis of the breast that mimicked cancer in a 73-year-old patient. This is a disease that rarely affects the breast.
ISSN:0002-9637
1476-1645
DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.2005.73.975