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  • Title: [Pseudo-tumoral peritoneal tuberculosis mimicking ovarian cancer: an important differential diagnosis to consider].
    Author: Moukit M, Fadel FA, Kouach J, Babahabib A, Dehayni M, Rahali DM.
    Journal: Pan Afr Med J; 2016; 25():193. PubMed ID: 28292155.
    Abstract:
    Peritoneal tuberculosis is a curable infectious disease that can simulate advanced ovarian cancer, leading to extensive and unnecessary surgical procedures commonly performed on women of reproductive age. We report a new case of pseudo-tumoral peritoneal tuberculosis in a 43-year old female patient with suspected ovarian cancer associated with peritoneal carcinomatosis. The diagnosis of peritoneal tuberculosis was based on exploratory laparotomy with extemporaneous histological examination. The patient responded well to anti-tuberculosis treatment according to 2ERHZ/4RH protocol. La tuberculose est une maladie infectieuse curable qui peut simuler dans sa localisation péritonéale un cancer ovarien avancé conduisant ainsi à une chirurgie étendue et inutile souvent chez des femmes en âge de reproduction. Nous rapportons un nouveau cas de tuberculose péritonéale pseudo tumorale chez une patiente âgée de 43 ans chez qui le diagnostic d’un cancer ovarien avec carcinose péritonéale avait été suspecté. La laparotomie exploratrice avec examen histologique extemporané ont permis de confirmer le diagnostic de tuberculose péritonéale. La patiente a bien répondu au traitement antituberculeux selon le protocole 2ERHZ/4RH.
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