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Tuberculosis of the cecum simulating carcinoma
Diseases of the Colon and Rectum
|January 1, 1980
Abstract:
A case is described of tuberculosis of the cecum mimicking carcinoma so closely that a conventional cancer operation was carried out. Ileocecal tuberculosis, reported in the literature, is briefly reviewed with special attention to its incidence, clinical manifestations, clinical investigation, and treatment.