Multifocal Skeletal Tuberculosis Mimicking Metastatic Malignancy: A Case Report
Poleth G Medrano-Madrid, Edgar A Espinoza-Beltrán, Jose M Espinoza-Beltrán, Erika M Espinoza-Beltrán · 2026
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Poleth G Medrano-Madrid and co-authors report a 2026 case of skeletal tuberculosis that looked at first like cancer that had spread to bone. Their patient was a 70-year-old man with eight months of worsening back pain and general symptoms. He later developed weakness in the legs and trouble passing urine.
Scans showed many bone lesions in the sternum, spine, and pelvis, which raised concern about metastatic cancer. A biopsy guided by computed tomography, followed by a DNA test, found the tuberculosis germ instead. Treatment for tuberculosis was started, and surgeons assessed him for an operation to relieve pressure on the spinal cord. The case warns against assuming widespread bone lesions must be cancer.
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| CREATOR | Poleth G Medrano-Madrid, Edgar A Espinoza-Beltrán, Jose M Espinoza-Beltrán, Erika M Espinoza-Beltrán |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 15410 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |