학술논문

Metastatic angiosarcoma of unknown primary site misdiagnosed as tuberculosis.
Document Type
Article
Source
Clinical Case Reports. Dec2020, Vol. 8 Issue 12, p3018-3023. 6p.
Subject
*TUBERCULOSIS
*METASTASIS
*ANGIOSARCOMA
*CARDIOVASCULAR diseases
*TUMOR diagnosis
*DIAGNOSTIC imaging
Language
ISSN
2050-0904
Abstract
Tuberculosis in endemic areas is likely to be overdiagnosed in patients with atypical clinical and imaging findings mimicking tuberculosis, as in our case of angiosarcoma. Detailed history, physical examination, imaging, and histopathology avert diagnosis of tumors as tuberculosis in resource‐limited settings, where countless diseases have common clinical and imaging presentations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]