Familial Tuberculosis Mimicking Advanced Ovarian Cancer

Table 1

The demographic and clinical characteristics of the cases.

	Case 1	Case 2	Case 3
Age	24	39	57
Gravity	Go	G6	G9
Symptoms	Nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension/pain	Weight loss, fever, abdominal pain	abdominal distension/pain Weight loss>10kg
Clinical examination	fixed huge abdominopelvic mass	Fixed pelvic mass	Periumblical tenderness, ascites
Past medical history	Anemia hypomenorrhea	Anemia, oligomenorrhea	Anemia
Familial history	Father: pulmonary TB Cousin: genital TB	Mother: pulmonary TB	Negative for TB
Tuberculin test	Negative	Negative	Negative
Ascites	Yes	No	Yes
CA125 (IU/mL)	45	207	>1000
Chest X ray	Normal	Normal	Normal
Computed tomography	large amount of ascites, thickening peritoneal layers cystic/solid mass	Not performed	Ascites
Ultra-sonography	Septated multicystic mass, ascites	Large complex cystic mass	Bilateral adnexal cystic mass with septation
Preoperative suspicion of TB	No	No	No