Hepatic tuberculosis mimics metastasis revealed by 18F-FDG PET/CT

Clin Nucl Med. 2014 Jun;39(6):e325-7. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000000263.

Abstract

Extrapulmonary tuberculosis can affect almost any organ in the body. Here, we report a rare case of primary hepatic tuberculosis presented as multiple hepatic lesions and enlarged lymph nodes in the retroperitoneum and porta hepatis. PET/CT imaging showed avid FDG uptake by these lesions but did not find any definite primary malignancy. Finally, a diagnosis of primary hepatic tuberculosis was made with histopathologic examination.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Humans
  • Lymphatic Metastasis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Lymphatic Metastasis / pathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multimodal Imaging
  • Positron-Emission Tomography*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
  • Tuberculosis, Hepatic / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tuberculosis, Hepatic / pathology
  • Ultrasonography

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18