Postoperative maxillary sinusitis mimicking tumor recurrence on positron emission tomography

Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011 Sep-Oct;27(5):e123-6. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e318201cec8.

Abstract

A significant overlap of standard uptake values occurs in a variety of pathological processes, potentially causing misdiagnosis for tumor recurrence. The authors present a case of acute maxillary sinusitis masquerading as local recurrence of malignancy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Aged
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Eye Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Maxillary Sinusitis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / diagnostic imaging*
  • Nerve Sheath Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging