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Rectal tuberculosis mimicking malignancy: A case report
Art Hiranyakas1, Worawit Wanichsuwan2, Yik-Hong Ho3
1MD, Bangkok Hospital Group.
2MD, Faculty of Medicine Prince of Songkla University.
3MD, MBBS(Hon.), James Cook University.

doi:10.5348/ijcri-2013-05-306-CR-3

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Hiranyakas A, Wanichsuwan W, Ho Yik-Hong. Rectal tuberculosis mimicking malignancy: A case report. International Journal of Case Reports and Images 2013;4(5):252–254.


Abstract
Introduction: Gastrointestinal tract tuberculosis is uncommon. Anorectal tuberculosis is rare and can mimic malignancy.
Case Report: We present a case of circumferential rectal lesion in a 71-year-old male patient who came to the hospital with constipation. Novel imaging investigations could not exclude rectal malignancy. The patient was treated successfully by anti-tuberculosis medications.
Conclusion: Rectal tuberculosis should be included in the differential diagnosis of rectal masses. As these lesions occur so infrequently, they are often not suspected.

Keywords: Tuberculosis, Rectal cancer, Rectal tuberculosis


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Author Contributions
Art Hiranyakas – Conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Critical revision of the article, Final approval of the version to be published
Worawit Wanichsuwan – Conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data
Yik-Hong Ho – Conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Critical revision of the article
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