Genitourinary tuberculosis simulating cervical carcinoma

J Reprod Med. 1976 Nov;17(5):305-8.

Abstract

A bulky, necrotic cervix with parametrial thickening often elicits an initial diagnostic impression of carcinoma of the cervix. A case is presented in which such a lesion proved to be tuberculosis of the cervix with combined genitourinary tuberculosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Biopsy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Tuberculosis, Female Genital / diagnosis*
  • Tuberculosis, Female Genital / pathology
  • Tuberculosis, Urogenital / diagnosis*
  • Tuberculosis, Urogenital / pathology
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / diagnosis*