Extensive Tuberculous Lymphadenitis Mimicking Distant Lymph Node Metastasis on F-18FDG PET/CT in a Patient with a History of Malignant Melanoma |
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| Authors: | Woon-Ju Park Eun-Kyung Kim Ji Hye Park |
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| Affiliation: | 1.Department of Radiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.;2.Department of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. |
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| 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. |
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| Keywords: | Tuberculous lymphadenitis PET/CT FDG malignant melanoma |
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