Abdominal Sarcoidosis Mimicking Peritoneal Carcinomatosis
Annals of Coloproctology
; : 101-105, 2018.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
| ID: wpr-714070
Biblioteca responsável:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
We present a patient diagnosed with skin sarcoidosis, breast cancer, pulmonary tuberculosis, and peritoneal sarcoidosis with a past history of colorectal cancer. During stage work up for breast cancer, suspicious lesions on peritoneum were observed in imaging studies. Considering our patient's history and imaging findings, we initially suspected peritoneal carcinomatosis. However, the peritoneal lesion was diagnosed as sarcoidosis in laparoscopic biopsy. This case demonstrates that abdominal sarcoidosis might be considered as a differential diagnosis when there is a lesion suspected of being peritoneal carcinomatosis with nontypical clinical presentations.
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Contexto em Saúde:
Doenças Negligenciadas
Problema de saúde:
Doenças Negligenciadas
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Tuberculose
Base de dados:
WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
Assunto principal:
Peritônio
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Sarcoidose
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Pele
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Tuberculose Pulmonar
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Biópsia
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Neoplasias da Mama
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Carcinoma
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Neoplasias Colorretais
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Diagnóstico Diferencial
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Annals of Coloproctology
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Artigo