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Analysis of 18FDG PET/CT Imaging as a Tool for Studying Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection and Treatment in Non-human Primates
Published on: September 5, 2017
Hepatic tuberculosis mimics metastasis revealed by 18F-FDG PET/CT
Xiaoyan Wang1, Xinchong Shi, Chang Yi
1From the Department of Nuclear Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Abstract:
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis can affect almost any organ in the body. Here, we report a rare case of primary hepatic tuberculosis presented as multiple hepatic lesions and enlarged lymph nodes in the retroperitoneum and porta hepatis. PET/CT imaging showed avid FDG uptake by these lesions but did not find any definite primary malignancy. Finally, a diagnosis of primary hepatic tuberculosis was made with histopathologic examination.
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