Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Case Reports
. 2009:2009:736018.
doi: 10.1155/2009/736018. Epub 2009 Dec 21.

Familial tuberculosis mimicking advanced ovarian cancer

Fakhrolmolouk Yassaee  1 , Farah Farzaneh
Affiliations
Case Reports

Familial tuberculosis mimicking advanced ovarian cancer

Fakhrolmolouk Yassaee et al. Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol. 2009.

Abstract

Genital TB may present as on abdominopelvic mass mimicking ovarian malignancy because clinical and laboratory findings are similar. Family history is very important and should be considered for differential diagnosis. Three cases of genital TB with presentation of abdominopelvic masses and with no signs and symptoms of TB were presented. Two of them had positive family history of pulmonary TB. Tissue diagnosis was the best method for diagnosis of genital TB, but it should be reminded that if positive family history of TB was present, mini laparotomy should be done to take biopsy and to make rapid diagnosis before treatment.

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Microscopic picture showing chronic granulomatous inflammation with epitheloid histiocytes and Langhans type multinucleated giant cells (Case 1).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Microscopic picture showing chronic granulomatous inflammation with epitheloid histiocytes and Langhans type multinucleated giant cells (Case 2).
Figure 3
Figure 3
(a) Miliary pattern all over the abdominopelvic organs (Case 3), (b) Microscopic picture showing chronic granulomatous inflammation with epitheloid histiocytes and Langhans type multinucleated giant cells (Case 3).
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Aliyu MH, Aliyu SH, Salihu HM. Female genital tuberculosis: a global review. International Journal of Fertility and Women's Medicine. 2004;49(3):123–136. - PubMed
    1. Mahdavi A, Malviya VK, Herschman BR. Peritoneal tuberculosis disguised as ovarian cancer: an emerging clinical challenge. Gynecologic Oncology. 2002;84(1):167–170. - PubMed
    1. Panoskaltsis TA, Moore DA, Haidopoulos DA, McIndoe AG. Tuberculous peritonitis: part of the differential diagnosis in ovarian cancer. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2000;182(3):740–742. - PubMed
    1. Malani AK, Rao J. Peritoneal tuberculosis (? Carcinomatosis) Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 2006;81(4):p. 443. - PubMed
    1. Lantheaume S, Soler S, Issartel B, et al. Peritoneal tuberculosis simulating advanced ovarian carcinoma: a case report. Gynecologie Obstetrique Fertilite. 2003;31(7-8):624–626. - PubMed

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources