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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · South Asian J Cancer 2012; 01(01): 36-42
DOI: 10.4103/2278-330X.96507
Diagnostic Dilemma

Pulmonary tuberculosis as differential diagnosis of lung cancer

MLB Bhatt
Departments of Radiotherapy, C.S.M. Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
,
Surya Kant
Departments of Pulmonary Medicine, C.S.M. Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
,
Ravi Bhaskar
Departments of Pulmonary Medicine, C.S.M. Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Abstract

Patients with lung cancer are often misdiagnosed as pulmonary tuberculosis leading to delay in the correct diagnosis as well as exposure to inappropriate medication. Several factors are responsible for this situation in developing countries, including lack of awareness, inadequate infrastructure and socio-economic factors. This article outlines the differences between the two diseases as well as features that would make a clinician suspect the right diagnosis early.

Key words

misdiagnosis - biopsy confirmation - ATT


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09 November 2020

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