A Case of Incidentally Detected Nasopharyngeal Tuberculosis on F-18 FDG PET/CT.
- Author:
Jai Hyuen LEE
1
;
Jae Seung KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Dankook College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Nasopharyngeal tuberculosis;
F-18 FDG;
PET/CT
- MeSH:
Humans;
Rare Diseases;
Tuberculosis
- From:Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
2008;42(6):482-484
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
It is well known that F-18 FDG PET/CT is a highly sensitive diagnostic modality for cancer patients. However, false positive cases resulting from benign disease such as tuberculosis in the endemic area often compromise the diagnostic accuracy of F-18 FDG PET/CT. Nasopharyngeal tuberculosis is a rare disease although extrapulmonary tuberculosis can involve any region in the body. We report one case of nasopharyngeal tuberculosis incidentally detected on F-18 FDG PET/CT.
