Abstract |
18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) imaging, an established procedure for evaluation of malignancy, shows an increased 18F-FDG uptake in inflammatory conditions. We present three patients with abdominal pain and weight loss. Conventional imaging studies indicated that abdominal neoplasm and 18F-FDG PET/CT for assessment of malignancy showed multiple lesions with intense 18F-FDG uptake in abdomen of the three cases. However, the three patients were finally diagnosed with multi-site abdominal tuberculosis (TB). Of them, two were diagnosed with TB by pathology, one was diagnosed with TB clinically. They recovered after anti-TB therapy. Few reports on accumulation of 18F-FDG in abdominal TB are available in the literature. A high index of suspicion is necessary to achieve an early diagnosis and a better outcome of the disease.
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Authors | Geng Tian, Yong Xiao, Bin Chen, Hong Guan, Qun-Yi Deng |
Journal | World journal of gastroenterology
(World J Gastroenterol)
Vol. 16
Issue 33
Pg. 4237-42
(Sep 07 2010)
ISSN: 2219-2840 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 20806445
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Antitubercular Agents
- Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
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Topics |
- Abdominal Neoplasms
(diagnostic imaging)
- Adult
- Antitubercular Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Female
- Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Positron-Emission Tomography
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- Treatment Outcome
- Tuberculosis
(diagnostic imaging, drug therapy)
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