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¹İzmir Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi Atatürk Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Tıbbi Onkoloji Bölümü, İzmir
²İzmir Dr. Suat Seren Göğüs Hastalıkları ve Cerrahisi Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Göğüs Hastalıkları Kliniği, İzmir
³İstanbul Üniversitesi Onkoloji Enstitüsü, Tıbbi Onkoloji Kliniği, İstanbul Tuberculosis may coexist with malign diseases. Because of the similar symptoms and signs, it is often difficult to diagnose one from the other during the treatment period. In one case report, a paratracheal mass was detected using thorax computed tomography in a man with chronic hepatitis B disease after a mediastinal enlargement was shown on his chest X-ray. Histopathologic examination revealed necrotizing granulomatous inflammation, supporting tuberculosis. Then standard anti-tuberculosis treatment was initiated. At the third month of therapy, the patient was admitted to the hospital with swelling in his peripheral lymph nodes. Axillary excisional biopsy was consistent with large B-cell lymphoma. Keywords : Hepatitis B; non-Hodgkin lymphoma; tuberculosis