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Issakwisa M, Mwakyusa N, Torres L, et al. Metastatic angiosarcoma of unknown primary site misdiagnosed as tuberculosis. Clin Case Rep. 2020;8(12):3018-3023doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3243.
Issakwisa, M., Mwakyusa, N., Torres, L., Ngatunga, C., Chaula, B., Maro, H., Mboma, L., Nguma, I., Nqwata, L., & Mujwahuzi, L. (2020). Metastatic angiosarcoma of unknown primary site misdiagnosed as tuberculosis. Clinical case reports, 8(12), 3018-3023. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3243
Issakwisa, Mwakyula, et al. "Metastatic angiosarcoma of unknown primary site misdiagnosed as tuberculosis." Clinical case reports vol. 8,12 (2020): 3018-3023. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3243
Issakwisa M, Mwakyusa N, Torres L, Ngatunga C, Chaula B, Maro H, Mboma L, Nguma I, Nqwata L, Mujwahuzi L. Metastatic angiosarcoma of unknown primary site misdiagnosed as tuberculosis. Clin Case Rep. 2020 Sep 16;8(12):3018-3023. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3243. eCollection 2020 Dec. PMID: 33363871; PMCID: PMC7752315.
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Clin Case Rep. 2020 Sep 16;8(12):3018-3023. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3243. eCollection 2020 Dec.

Metastatic angiosarcoma of unknown primary site misdiagnosed as tuberculosis.

Clinical case reports

Mwakyula Issakwisa, Ngwilo Mwakyusa, Liset Torres, Cecilia Ngatunga, Baraka Chaula, Haika Maro, Lazaro Mboma, Irene Nguma, Lamla Nqwata, Leodegard Mujwahuzi

Affiliations

  1. Department of Internal Medicine Mbeya Zonal Referral Hospital and University of Dar es Salaam Mbeya College of Health and Allied Sciences Mbeya Tanzania.
  2. Department of Radiology Mbeya Zonal Referral Hospital and University of Dar es Salaam Mbeya College of Health and Allied Sciences Mbeya Tanzania.
  3. Department of Pathology Mbeya Zonal Referral Hospital and University of Dar es Salaam Mbeya College of Health and Allied Sciences Mbeya Tanzania.
  4. Department of Surgery Mbeya Zonal Referral Hospital and University of Dar es Salaam Mbeya College of Health and Allied Sciences Mbeya Tanzania.
  5. Division of Pulmonology Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital Bertsham South Africa.
  6. University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg South Africa.

PMID: 33363871 PMCID: PMC7752315 DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.3243

Abstract

Tuberculosis in endemic areas is likely to be overdiagnosed in patients with atypical clinical and imaging findings mimicking tuberculosis, as in our case of angiosarcoma. Detailed history, physical examination, imaging, and histopathology avert diagnosis of tumors as tuberculosis in resource-limited settings, where countless diseases have common clinical and imaging presentations.

© 2020 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Keywords: cardiovascular disorders; oncology; respiratory medicine

Conflict of interest statement

The authors have nothing to disclose.

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