Differential diagnosis of lung nodules: breast cancer metastases and lung tuberculosis.
Infez Med
; 18(1): 39-42, 2010 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-20424525
ABSTRACT
In a follow-up a 74-year-old woman with breast cancer (clinical stage T4N1M0 at onset, treatment by surgical resection and tamoxifen) presented a combination of two distinct diseases in the lung breast cancer metastasis and tuberculosis. A CT scan showed multiple pulmonary nodular lesions and in only one lesion fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) diagnosed tuberculosis. After specific antibiotic therapy, isoniazide and rifampin, a CT scan highlighted disappearance of tubercular lesion. Because occurrence of tuberculosis during chemo or hormone therapy for metastatic breast cancer is rare, the present case is noteworthy. Indeed, it is worth pointing out the differential diagnosis of pulmonary nodular lesions in patients with cancer and the possible reactivation of tuberculosis even in patients without specific symptoms, without typical tubercular radiological features.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Progesterona
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Tuberculosis Pulmonar
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Neoplasias de la Mama
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Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X
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Carcinoma Ductal de Mama
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Estrógenos
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Neoplasias Pulmonares
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Neoplasias Hormono-Dependientes
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Infez Med
Asunto de la revista:
ALERGIA E IMUNOLOGIA
Año:
2010
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia