Christos KARVELAS, Nikolaos BARBETAKIS, Christos ASTERIOU, Athanassios KLEONTAS

Primary sternal tuberculosis mimicking anterior chest wall tumor: a case report

Burada, göğüs duvarı tümörünü taklit eden ve primer sternal tüberküloz tanısı alan sternal kitleli olgu sunulmaktadır. İnce iğne aspirasyonu tanısal değildi ve cerrahi işlemle, tutulan kemik etrafındaki yumuşak dokuda büyük bir apsenin eksizyonu ve drenajı yapıldı. Patolojik incelemede tüberküloz osteomiyelit ile uyumlu multipl granülomatöz ve nekrotik lezyon saptandı. Dörtlü antitüberküloz tedavi ile altı ay sonra belirgin iyileşme sağlandı.

Ön göğüs duvarı tümörünü taklit eden primer sternal tüberküloz: Bir olgu sunumu

A case of a sternal mass mimicking a chest wall tumor and finally diagnosed as primary sternal tuberculosis is presented. Fine needle biopsy was inconclusive and surgery included excision and drainage of a large abscess in the soft tissues around the involved bone. Pathology revealed multiple granulomatous and necrotic lesions consistent with tuberculous osteomyelitis. On a 4-drug antituberculous regimen the patient is an excellent condition 6 months later.

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