Two Cases of Peritoneal Tuberculosis Mimicking Peritoneal Carcinomatosis on F-18 FDG PET/CT.
- Author:
Soon Uk CHOI
1
;
Eun Sil KIM
;
Soyon KIM
;
Chang Min YU
;
Se Han LEE
;
Hee Jae HYUN
;
Hyo Jin LEE
;
Seung Yup KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, National Police Hospital, Seoul, Korea. minju38@nph.go.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Peritoneal tuberculosis;
F-18 FDG PET/CT;
peritoneal carcinomatosis
- MeSH:
Carcinoma;
Mesentery;
Peritoneum;
Peritonitis, Tuberculous;
Positron-Emission Tomography;
Tuberculosis
- From:Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
2009;43(5):499-504
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (F-18 FDG PET/CT) plays an important role in diagnosis of malignant tumors and adds to conventional imaging in the staging of pertoneal carcinomatosis. However, false positive cases resulting from benign disease such as tuberculosis may occur. We report two cases of peritoneal tuberculosis on F-18 FDG PET/CT which showed multiple hypermetabolic foci in the mesentery and peritoneum with increased serum cancer antigen 125 (CA 125). Subsequent F-18 FDG PET/CT showed a disappearance of pathologic uptake following treatment with anti-tuberculosis drugs.
