Extensive Tuberculous Lymphadenitis Mimicking Distant Lymph Node Metastasis on F-18FDG PET/CT in a Patient with a History of Malignant Melanoma.
10.3349/ymj.2013.54.6.1554
- Author:
Woon Ju PARK
1
;
Eun Kyung KIM
;
Ji Hye PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ekkim@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Tuberculous lymphadenitis;
PET/CT;
FDG;
malignant melanoma
- MeSH:
Female;
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18/*diagnostic use;
Humans;
Lymphatic Metastasis/*diagnosis;
Melanoma/*complications/*pathology/radiography;
Middle Aged;
Positron-Emission Tomography/*methods;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed/*methods
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
2013;54(6):1554-1556
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
18-Fluoredeoxyglucose position emission tomography and computed tomography (F-18FDG PET/CT) scanning has been useful in the evaluation of malignant disorders and has been extensively used in cancer screening.1 However, F-18FDG uptake was not found to be specific for cancer diagnosis. Here, we describe increased F-18FDG uptake on PET/CT caused by extensive tuberculous lymphadenitis in a 62-year-old woman with malignant melanoma.
