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The aim is to highlight the diagnostic difficulties of distinguishing pulmonary tuberculomas from lung cancer based on imaging.

April 3, 2026The Egyptian Journal of Internal MedicineOpen Access

Radiology versus reality: a case report of pulmonary tuberculoma following tuberculous pleurisy mimicking malignancy in an endemic country

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The aim is to highlight the diagnostic difficulties of distinguishing pulmonary tuberculomas from lung cancer based on imaging.
Presented a case study of a 39-year-old woman with tuberculous pleurisy.
Conducted imaging with CT and PET/CT to monitor lung nodules.
Performed histopathological analysis on lung tissue samples.
Reviewed clinical data and treatment outcomes retrospectively.
Initial imaging suggested malignancy due to irregular lung nodules with high FDG uptake.
Histopathological analysis revealed granulomatous inflammation, confirming pulmonary tuberculomas.
The patient completed a nine-month anti-tuberculosis treatment, leading to radiological resolution.

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Case report shows diagnostic dilemmas in identifying pulmonary tuberculomas in patients with tuberculosis, indicating the need for a multimodal approach.

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Yuniarti et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69cf5ede5a333a821460d820 https://doi.org/10.1186/s43162-026-00619-w

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Case report shows diagnostic dilemmas in identifying pulmonary tuberculomas in patients with tuberculosis, indicating the need for a multimodal approach.

Radiology versus reality: a case report of pulmonary tuberculoma following tuberculous pleurisy mimicking malignancy in an endemic country

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Radiology versus reality: a case report of pulmonary tuberculoma following tuberculous pleurisy mimicking malignancy in an endemic country

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