Hepatic tuberculosis mimics metastasis revealed by 18F-FDG PET/CT.

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.

• Authors: Xiaoyan Wang, Xinchong Shi, Chang Yi, Zhifeng Chen, Bing Zhang, Xiangsong Zhang
• Journal: Clinical nuclear medicine (Clin Nucl Med) Vol. 39 Issue 6 Pg. e325-7 (Jun 2014) ISSN: 1536-0229 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 24152632 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• Fluorodeoxyglucose F18

Topics

• Biopsy, Needle
• Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
• Humans
• Lymphatic Metastasis (diagnostic imaging, pathology)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Multimodal Imaging
• Positron-Emission Tomography
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed
• Tuberculosis, Hepatic (diagnostic imaging, pathology)
• Ultrasonography