title: Adrenal tuberculosis masquerading as disseminated malignancy: A pitfall of (18)F-FDG PET/CT Imaging.
abstract: Non-invasive characterization of adrenal lesions is a commonly encountered diagnostic challenge. Characteristic clinical and correlative imaging findings may assist in only arriving at a probable diagnosis. Currently, (18)F-FDG PET/CT is considered to provide the most comprehensive imaging information. We here present a case of bilateral adrenal tuberculosis that highlights the need for caution during the interpretation of (18)F-FDG PET/CT and also the need to suggest histopathological correlation.
authors: Department of Nuclear Medicine, PGIMER, Chandigarh 160012, India.
authors: A K R
authors: AK
authors: Gorla
authors: Department of Histopathology, PGIMER, Chandigarh 160012, India.
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Gupta
authors: Department of Nuclear Medicine, PGIMER, Chandigarh 160012, India. Electronic address: sood99@yahoo.com.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Sood
authors: Department of Nuclear Medicine, PGIMER, Chandigarh 160012, India.
authors: C K
authors: CK
authors: Biswal
authors: Department of Endocrinology, PGIMER, Chandigarh 160012, India.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Bhansali
authors: Department of Nuclear Medicine, PGIMER, Chandigarh 160012, India.
authors: B R
authors: BR
authors: Mittal
mesh_terms: D000307:Adrenal Gland Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology*; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000072078:Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014383:Tuberculosis, Endocrine / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
keywords: (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography; Adrenal insufficiency; Biopsia; Computed tomography; Insuficiencia suprarrenal; Needle biopsy; Tomografía por emisión de positrones/Tomografía computarizada con (18)F-fluorodesoxiglucosa; Tuberculosis