A RARE CASE OF TUBERCULOSIS WITH SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA OF RIGHT UPPER LOBE OF LUNG WITH LEFT HEMIPLEGIA.

DEEPAK K; NOBUL RAO K; RAMA DEVI M; MUNEESWAR REDDY T; JAYA BHASKAR C

Volume : IX, Issue : VII, July - 2019

A RARE CASE OF TUBERCULOSIS WITH SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA OF RIGHT UPPER LOBE OF LUNG WITH LEFT HEMIPLEGIA.

Deepak K, Nobul Rao K, Rama Devi M, Muneeswar Reddy T, Jaya Bhaskar C

Abstract :

Lung carcinoma (LC) is the leading cause of cancer–related death and represents one of the major public health problems worldwide. Long term TB process, especially if it takes up larger portions of the lungs, leads to metaplasia of the epithelium of onchi and alveoli. Lung cancer and Tuberculosis are independent of each other and develop simultaneously or sequentially. We report here a case of 64 years male patient presenting with both pulmonary Tuberculosis and Squamous cell carcinoma of lung with ?tubercular abscess / ?metastasis in ain. Patient has expired with fatal illness. High index of suspiciousness of lung carcinoma is required if patient is presenting with a long duration of Pulmonary Tuberculosis as management protocols are different for pulmonary tuberculosis and carcinoma of lung