title: Extensive tuberculous lymphadenitis mimicking distant lymph node metastasis on F-18FDG PET/CT in a patient with a history of malignant melanoma.
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. 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, Korea. ekkim@yuhs.ac.
authors.forename: Woon-Ju
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Eun-Kyung
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ji Hye
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008545:Melanoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
keywords: FDG; PET/CT; Tuberculous lymphadenitis; malignant melanoma