Abdominal Tuberculosis Mimicking Metastasis in a Patient with Carcinoma of the Oesophagus

Abstract

Oesophageal carcinoma typically manifests as ulcerative growth. Cases of oesophageal tuberculosis mimicking carcinoma of the oesophagus have been reported and create considerable diagnostic difficulty. Abdominal tuberculosis, however, is an uncommon extrapulmonary manifestation of tuberculosis. Here, we report a case of abdominal tuberculosis in a patient with squamous carcinoma of the oesophagus.

Keywords

• abdominal tuberculosis
• metastasis
• oesophagus
• squamous cell carcinoma