TY - JOUR T1 - Psoas abscess like metastasis mimicking Koch′s spine A1 - Dhiraj Sonawane A1 - Sanjay Jagtap A1 - Ambarish Mathesul A1 - Tushar Rathod JF - Clinical Cancer Investigation Journal JO - Clin Cancer Investig J SN - 2278-0513 Y1 - 2012 VL - 1 IS - 2 DO - 10.4103/2278-0513.99584 SP - 103 EP - 105 N2 - In endemic country like India, psoas abscess is commonly associated with dorsolumbar tuberculosis. A 56-year-old HIV-negative female treated case of carcinoma of cervix presented to rural hospital with psoas abscess like lesion and vertebral involvement. Patient was managed as tuberculosis of lumbar spine. Patient presented to us after 1 year with progressive neurodefecit and huge psoas abscess. USG-guided FNAC of psoas abscess revealed squamous malignant cell. This was recurrence of the operated FIGO stage 1b carcinoma of cervix, presenting as metastasis to lumbar spine and psoas muscle. We report a rare case of cervical carcinoma in HIV-negative women presenting as lumbar vertebra involvement and psoas abscess like metastasis initially managed as tuberculosis of spine. This case report also highlights possible errors that could be made in such rare cases. UR - https://ccij-online.org/article/psoas-abscess-like-metastasis-mimicking-koch′s-spine-13 ER -