Didactics-Tuberculosis and Ovarian Cancers

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The speaker begins by expressing gratitude to the organizers and specifically acknowledges Susan and Ashima for their support and encouragement in the speaker's research on the relationship between tuberculosis and ovarian cancer. The speaker explains that their interest in this topic stems from their experience at the Christian Medical College, where they see a high number of patients, often facing challenges in diagnosing tuberculosis in patients with symptoms resembling ovarian cancer. The speaker highlights the importance of recognizing this distinction, as it can be distressing for patients until a biopsy confirms the presence of tuberculosis instead of cancer. The speaker goes on to discuss the management dilemmas involved in treating tuberculosis and ovarian cancer patients, noting that this combination of diseases is rare. The speaker emphasizes the difficulties in diagnosing abdominal tuberculosis and highlights the need for clinical suspicion, thorough history-taking, examinations, and diagnostic tests. Various diagnostic modalities, such as microbiological tests, imaging, and biopsies, are discussed, highlighting the limitations and challenges associated with each. The speaker also mentions the therapeutic response and treatment considerations for patients with both tuberculosis and cancer. The talk concludes with a summary of the speaker's own study, which focused on diagnosing abdominal tuberculosis and highlighted the importance of early diagnostic laparoscopy. The speaker also references some literature regarding the concurrent treatment of tuberculosis and cancer, indicating that it is generally safe and effective.

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Anitha Thomas
April 2022.

Keywords

tuberculosis

ovarian cancer

diagnosing

abdominal tuberculosis

biopsy

concurrent treatment