A case of tuberculosis and adenocarcinoma coexisting in the same lung lobe

Abstract

Tuberculosis and lung cancer rarely coincide together but have been proven to have a definitive link. In this case we describe tuberculosis and adenocarcinoma diagnosed together in the same lobe of the lung. The patient was found to have an epidermal growth factor receptor exon 19 deletion, which has been shown to have an association with tuberculosis.

Keywords

• Communicable diseases
• Adenocarcinoma
• Tuberculosis