Infection Mimicking Malignancy: Two Cases to Learn From

A suspected malignancy should be confirmed in a timely manner so appropriate therapy is initiated. Although pediatric cancers present with typical features, non-malignant conditions with atypical presentations must also be considered. Here we present two pediatric cases referred with presumptive malignant diagnoses. Extensive work up revealed Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Epstein-Barr virus infection as the cause of their presentations.