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Primary Sternal Tuberculosis Mimicking an Anterior Chest Wall Tumor: A Case Report

Göğüs Duvarı Tümörünü Taklit Eden Primer Sternal Tüberküloz: Olgu Sunumu

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Herein, we report a case in which a sternal mass mimicked a chest wall tumor that was finally diagnosed as primary sternal tuberculosis.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Sternal osteomyelitis resulting from tuberculosis (TB) is a clinical rarity, occurring in only 1–3% of all cases of osteoarticular TB.
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Key Findings & Data:A 23-year-old female admitted with a 6-month history of chest pain and a mass on middle sternal part of her chest.
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Conclusion & Impact:Herein, we report a case in which a sternal mass mimicked a chest wall tumor that was finally diagnosed as primary sternal tuberculosis.
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Abstract

Sternal osteomyelitis resulting from tuberculosis (TB) is a clinical rarity, occurring in only 1–3% of all cases of osteoarticular TB. Diagnosis is difficult and is often delayed due to atypical presentation and a lack of awareness. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be useful in the early stages and in atypical presentations. A 23-year-old female admitted with a 6-month history of chest pain and a mass on middle sternal part of her chest. A computerized tomography (CT) of the thorax and MRI showed a 33x28x42 mm soft tissue mass that was eroding the corpus sternum. Deep biopsy samples from lesions were obtained, and pathology revealed multiple granulomatous and necrotic lesions that were consistent with tuberculous osteomyelitis. The possibility of sternal TB should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of masses involving the chest wall, particularly in endemic areas. Herein, we report a case in which a sternal mass mimicked a chest wall tumor that was finally diagnosed as primary sternal tuberculosis.

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Sternum tüberkülozu tüm kemik-eklem tüberküloz olguların %1-3 oluştur ve oldukça nadir görülmektedir. Tanı konulması, atipik prezantasyon nedeni ile sıklıkla gecikmektedir. Toraks MR, erken dönem ve atipik prezantasyonlarda tanı koydurucu olmaktadır. Yirmi üç yaşında kadın hasta, altı aydır göğüs ağrısı ve göğüs duvarında şişlik şikâyeti ile merkezimize başvurdu. Toraks BT ve MR 'ında 33x28x42 mm büyüklüğünde sternum korpusunu eroze eden kitle görüldü. Sternum rezeksiyon biyopsinin histopatolojik incelemesi tüberküloz ile uyumlu bulundu. Ülkemiz gibi tüberkülozun sık görüldüğü bölgelerde genç yaş grubunda sternum tüberkülozu göğüs duvarı kitlerinin ayırıcı tanısında düşünülmelidir. Göğüs duvarı tümörünü taklit eden ve sternal tüberküloz tanısı koyduğumuz bu olguyu sunduk.

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BAHADIR, A., ORTAKÖYLÜ, M. G., AKBABA, B., CANSEVER, L., BEDİRHAN, M. A., CHOUSEIN, E. G. (2020). Primary Sternal Tuberculosis Mimicking an Anterior Chest Wall Tumor: A Case Report. Respiratory Case Reports, Cilt: 9 - Sayı: 1, 25–28. https://ajindex.com/articles/417883

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