Multi-site abdominal tuberculosis mimics malignancy on ~(18)F-FDG PET/CT:Report of three cases

• 来源期刊: 世界胃肠病学杂志(英文版)
• 学科: 医学
• 年，卷（期）: 2010,（33）
• 页码范围: 4237-4242
• 页数: 6页
• 分类号: R735.5
• 语种: 中文

摘要

18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission/computed tomography( 18 F-FDG PET/CT)imaging,an established procedure for evaluation of malignancy,shows an increased 18 F-FDG uptake in inflammatory conditions.We present three patients with abdominal pain and weight loss.Conventional imaging studies indicated that abdominal neoplasm and 18 F-FDG PET/CT for assessment of malignancy showed multiple lesions with intense 18 FFDG 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 18 F-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.