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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2017; 38(03): 391-393
DOI: 10.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_164_16
Case Report

Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis of Lymph Node Coexist with Diffuse Large B‑cell Lymphoma: A Case Report

Authors

  • Sashi Bhusan Dash

    Department of Pathology, Acharya Harihar Regional Cancer Centre, Cuttack, Odisha, India

  • Upasna Das

    Department of Pathology, SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, Odisha, India

  • Niranjan Rout

    Department of Pathology, Acharya Harihar Regional Cancer Centre, Cuttack, Odisha, India

  • Sasmita Panda

    Department of Pathology, Acharya Harihar Regional Cancer Centre, Cuttack, Odisha, India

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Abstract

Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB) coexistent with lymphomas in the same organ are rare. Here, we report a case of a 14-year-old male patient who had cauliflower-like ulcerated mass over cervical lymphadenopathy. He was diagnosed extrapulmonary TB. Unresponsiveness of anti tubercular treatment (anti-tubercular) treatment after 6 months, he was diagnosed as diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

Keywords

Extrapulmonary tuberculosis - lymphadenopathy - non-Hodgkin's lymphoma


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Artikel online veröffentlicht:
04. Juli 2021

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