Tuberculosis peritoneal con presentación clínica como cáncer ovárico avanzado: revisión de la literatura / Peritoneal tuberculosis with clinical presentation as advanced ovarian cancer
Rev. chil. obstet. ginecol
; 81(5): 411-420, 2016. ilus
Article
in Spanish
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| ID: biblio-830152
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RESUMEN
Se presenta el caso de paciente con ascitis, masa pelviana y CA 125 elevado, sugerentes de cáncer ovárico avanzado. Se realizó laparoscopía que demostró lesiones compatibles con tuberculosis peritoneal. La biopsia laparoscópica de las lesiones demostró granulomas, por lo que no se realizó más cirugía y se inició tratamiento antituberculoso específico con buena respuesta clínica. Se revisa en la literatura tuberculosis peritoneal y su dificultad con el diagnóstico diferencial con cáncer de ovario avanzado.
ABSTRACT
It is presented the case of a patient with ascites, pelvic mass and elevated CA 125, all suggested of advanced ovarian cancer. It was made a laparoscopy that evidenced lesions of peritoneal tuberculosis. The laparoscopic biopsy of the lesions demostrated granulomas, for that there was no more surgery made and antituberculosis specific treatment was started, with good clinical response. It is revisited in the literature peritoneal tuberculosis and its difficult differential diagnoses with advanced ovarian cancer.
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Collection:
International databases
Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Neglected Diseases
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Tuberculosis
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Peritonitis, Tuberculous
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
Limits:
Female
/
Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. chil. obstet. ginecol
Journal subject:
Gynecology
/
Obstetrics
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital de Carabineros/CL
/
Universidad Mayor/CL