Abstract
We describe the case of a 38-year-old woman with breast tuberculosis associated with a second localization in the lumber spine. These features simulated breast cancer with vertebral metastasis. Clinical and imaging findings are described herein.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
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Breast Diseases / diagnosis*
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Breast Diseases / diagnostic imaging
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Breast Diseases / pathology
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Breast Neoplasms / diagnosis
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Breast Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
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Breast Neoplasms / pathology
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Female
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Humans
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Lumbar Vertebrae*
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Mammography
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Spinal Neoplasms / diagnosis
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Spinal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
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Spinal Neoplasms / pathology
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Spinal Neoplasms / secondary
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Tuberculosis / diagnosis*
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Tuberculosis / diagnostic imaging
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Tuberculosis / pathology
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Tuberculosis, Spinal / diagnosis*
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Tuberculosis, Spinal / diagnostic imaging
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Tuberculosis, Spinal / pathology
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Ultrasonography, Mammary