Open AccessConcomitant tuberculosis and carcinoma colon: Coincidence or causal nexus?
Author(s) -
Saurav Chakravartty,
Gautam Chattopadhyay,
Dipankar Ray,
Chandan Roy Choudhury,
Subhayan Mandal
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.70619
Subject(s) - medicine , concomitant , tuberculosis , nexus (standard) , etiology , adenocarcinoma , disease , ascending colon , pathological , carcinoma , pathology , gastroenterology , cancer , computer science , embedded system
Two rare cases of adenocarcinoma of the caecum and ascending colon concomitant with tuberculosis at the same site are reported. The plausibility of an aetiological relationship between the two pathological conditions has been discussed along with a review of the relevant literature. Tuberculosis complicating malignant disease is a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge; and the likelihood of the two occurring together should be kept in mind especially in tuberculosis endemic areas and in patients with equivocal symptoms.