%0 Case Reports
%T When Tuberculosis Defies Appearances: The Tale of a Deceptive Abdominal Mass on Imaging.
%A Tkak H
%A Hamami A
%A Elouali A
%A Idri Z
%A Miry N
%A Benhaddou H
%A Bennani A
%A Kamaoui I
%A Babakhouya A
%A Rkain M
%J Cureus
%V 16
%N 3
%D 2024 Mar
%M 38646345
暂无%R 10.7759/cureus.56686
%X Tuberculosis poses a significant public health challenge, especially in highly endemic countries. Rarely, it appears as an abdominal mass resembling a malignant abdominal tumor and can be misleading on imaging, so early diagnosis remains a challenge, and confirmation may require invasive examinations such as laparotomy. The most characteristic radiological appearance is that of a solid, hypervascular, or peripherally enhancing mass with a hypodense center. We present a case of retroperitoneal tuberculosis that simulated a teratoma on imaging. This case highlights the diagnosis difficulties even in endemic countries, despite advances in imaging techniques such as ultrasound and computed tomography.