title: Hepatic tuberculosis mimics metastasis revealed by 18F-FDG PET/CT.
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.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Nuclear Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Xiaoyan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xinchong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Chang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.forename: Zhifeng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiangsong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014386:Tuberculosis, Hepatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18