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Pulmonary tuberculosis mimicking metastasis in a patient with osteosarcoma
Erman Atas1, Vural Kesik, Erol Kismet
1Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey. e_atas@yahoo.com
Abstract:
Pulmonary metastasis even at diagnosis or during treatment is an important problem in osteosarcoma treatment and treatment modality varies in patients with metastasis. Metastasectomy and aggressive induction chemotherapy are the 2 most well-known treatment options. However, reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis can be a problem in developing countries, where the prevalence of tuberculosis is high. Here, we described a patient with osteosarcoma with pulmonary tuberculosis reactivation mimicking metastasis.
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