Since time immemorial, Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis (EPTB) has been a major cause of misery. Tuberculosis may damage any organ system in the body. Pott's spine in Egyptian mummies has molecular genetic evidence of infection with the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. EPTB accounts for around 15% to 20% of all TB cases, with a large range of variability (4% to 48%) among reporting nations of notified TB cases. Its yearly global incidence has risen over the previous decade as a result of altered TB control techniques, population increase, and the development of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). EPTB is believed to affect more than half of HIV-infected people. lymphoma. This rare case suggests that thymic MALT lymphoma can develop with an autoimmunue disease such as Sjögren's syndrome, surgical resection of thymic tumor should be performed after careful preoperative prepration.
