18F-FDG PET/CT Images in a Patient With Primary Chest Wall Tuberculosis Mimicking Malignant Tumor.
Solitary chest wall tuberculosis (TB) is rare. We report a case of primary chest wall TB in a 66-year-old woman involving the pleura and intercostal and erector spinae muscles. There was elevated FDG uptake in the right posterior chest wall. Surgery was performed, and pathology revealed inflammatory granuloma and caseous necrosis. Familiarity with 18F-FDG PET/CT images of chest wall TB could reduce possible misdiagnosis.
From the Departments of *PET/CT Center; †Pathology and ‡Thoracic Surgery, Guangdong Academy of Medical Science & Guangdong General Hospital, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Si-Yun
SY
Wang
Dong-Lan
DL
Luo
Gang
G
Chen
Shu-Xia
SX
Wang
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006099:Granuloma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18