Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Comorbidity or Misdiagnosis of Primary Lung Cancer in Africa?

Affiliations

Tinashe Adrian Mazhindu: Department of Oncology, Medical Physics & Imaging Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences & Technology, University of Zimbabwe, Harare P.O. Box MP 167, Zimbabwe
Ntokozo Ndlovu: Department of Oncology, Medical Physics & Imaging Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences & Technology, University of Zimbabwe, Harare P.O. Box MP 167, Zimbabwe
Edith Matsikidze: Department of Oncology, Medical Physics & Imaging Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences & Technology, University of Zimbabwe, Harare P.O. Box MP 167, Zimbabwe
Shirley Chibonda: Department of Oncology, Medical Physics & Imaging Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences & Technology, University of Zimbabwe, Harare P.O. Box MP 167, Zimbabwe
Webster Kadzatsa: Department of Oncology, Medical Physics & Imaging Sciences, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences & Technology, University of Zimbabwe, Harare P.O. Box MP 167, Zimbabwe

Abstract

Background: Globally, over 2 million new cases of lung cancer are diagnosed annually, representing about 11% of all cancers [...]