Oncology, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Reports,2013,2,1,35-37.
Published:January 2013
Type:Case Report
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Abstract:
We report a case of ano-rectal tumour clinically diagnosed as cancer in a 36 years old male AIDS patient. Pathology analysis of the biopsy specimen revealed tuberculosis. The tumour regressed enormously and the general condition of the patient improved during the follow upwith anti-tuberculous and ARV therapy. Not all tumour-like lesions that occur in immune depressed patients are neoplasia. This is a case of a rare localization of a common diseaseand highlights the importance of pathology analysis of specimens in diagnosis and management of patients even when clinical presentation of the case appears so obvious.
Keywords:AIDS., Anus, Cancer, Rectum, Tuberculosis
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