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Case Reports
. 2014 Apr;5(2):95-7.
doi: 10.4103/0976-7800.133999.

Primary tuberculosis of cervix mimicking carcinoma: A rare case

Avantika Gupta  1 , Madhavi Mathur Gupta  1 , Usha Mankatala  1 , Nita Khurana  2
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Case Reports

Primary tuberculosis of cervix mimicking carcinoma: A rare case

Avantika Gupta et al. J Midlife Health. 2014 Apr.

Abstract

This is a rare case of a 35 year old multiparous lady with complaints of postcoital bleeding and foul smelling discharge for 3 months. On per speculum examination, a large irregular friable growth was seen which used to bleed on touch. A provisional diagnosis of carcinoma cervix was made, but the cervical biopsy revealed granulomatous inflammation with caseation, consistent with the diagnosis of cervical tuberculosis. The patient responded well to 6 months of antitubercular treatment. Hence, tuberculosis should be kept as a differential diagnosis of carcinoma cervix.

Keywords: Carcinoma; cervix; tuberculosis.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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Figure 1
Colposcopy showing an irregular friable growth with increased vascularity
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Figure 2
Colposcopy showing uptake of iodine by the cervical growth
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Figure 3
Histopathology of cervical biopsy showing multiple epithelioid granulomas and caseation
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