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Multiple hepatic lesions in a case of isolated hepatic tuberculosis simulating metastases on 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging
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Abstract
Hepatic tuberculosis is an unusual form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis and constitutes less than 1% of all cases of tuberculosis. Imaging studies for hepatic tuberculosis are nonspecific and mimic primary or metastatic carcinoma. Here we present 18F-FDG PET/CT images of a 25-year-old male patient with isolated hepatic tuberculosis.
Abstract
Hepatic tuberculosis is an unusual form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis and constitutes less than 1% of all cases of tuberculosis. Imaging studies for hepatic tuberculosis are nonspecific and mimic primary or metastatic carcinoma. Here we present 18F-FDG PET/CT images of a 25-year-old male patient with isolated hepatic tuberculosis.
Keywords
liver, tuberculosis, 18F-FDG, PET/CT
About this articleTitle
Multiple hepatic lesions in a case of isolated hepatic tuberculosis simulating metastases on 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging
Journal
Issue
Article type
Case report
Pages
108-109
Published online
2014-07-31
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1999
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2067
DOI
10.5603/NMR.2014.0027
Bibliographic record
Nucl. Med. Rev 2014;17(2):108-109.
Keywords
liver
tuberculosis
18F-FDG
PET/CT
Authors
Sellam Karunanithi
Punit Sharma
Tarun Kumar Jain
Maneesh Kumar Vijay
Rakesh Kumar
