| Journal: | Revista médica del Hospital General de México |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000439526 |
| ISSN: | 0185-1063 |
| Authors: | Alvarez Morán, Aldo M1 Avila Sánchez, Pablo A2 Fernandez Lara, Danitza3 |
| Institutions: | 1Hospital Angeles de Puebla, Departamento de Cirugía Cardiotorácica, Puebla. México 2Universidad Anáhuac, Departamento de Investigación, Puebla. México 3Centro de Hematología y Medicina Interna, Departamento de Pulmonología, Puebla. México |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Season: | Ene-Mar |
| Volumen: | 83 |
| Number: | 2 |
| Pages: | 70-74 |
| Country: | México |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Caso clínico |
| English abstract | Chest wall tuberculosis (TB) is a rare condition, making up 1-5% of all musculoskeletal TB cases. We report a case of a 39-year-old woman with a palpable mass on the right hemithorax with a 3-month evolution. The computed tomography scan showed a mass of 4 cm above the pectoralis major muscle. Complete removal of the tumor was performed, which showed caseous material with positive polymerase chain reaction for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The patient has not presented any symptoms 6 months after a quadruple-based therapy. We emphasize the fact of suspecting this pathology, when soft-tissue masses are found on the chest wall, due to its rare localization |
| Disciplines: | Medicina |
| Keyword: | Neumología, Tuberculosis, Pared torácica, Tumores, Resección quirúrgica |
| Keyword: | Pneumology, Tuberculosis, Chest wall, Tumors, Surgical resection |
| Full text: | https://www.hospitalgeneral.mx/frame_esp.php?id=60 |
