Retroperitoneal fibrosis masquerading as para-aortic lymphadenopathy on F-18 FDG PET/CT in a patient with carcinoma cervix

R. Kashyap; B. Mittal; S. Kumari; A. Bhattacharya; B. Singh

doi:10.4103/1450-1147.82113

World Journal of Nuclear Medicine (Jan 2011)

Retroperitoneal fibrosis masquerading as para-aortic lymphadenopathy on F-18 FDG PET/CT in a patient with carcinoma cervix

R. Kashyap,
B. Mittal,
S. Kumari,
A. Bhattacharya,
B. Singh

Affiliations

R. Kashyap: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh - 160012, India
B. Mittal: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh - 160012, India
S. Kumari: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh - 160012, India
A. Bhattacharya: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh - 160012, India
B. Singh: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh - 160012, India

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4103/1450-1147.82113
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 01
pp. 23 – 24

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We present a case of carcinoma cervix found to have a soft tissue lesion in retroperitoneal region with intense FDG uptake. However, this FDG uptake was false positive as the final diagnosis was retroperitoneal fibrosis.

Published in World Journal of Nuclear Medicine

ISSN: 1450-1147 (Print); 1607-3312 (Online)
Publisher: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
Country of publisher: India
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: https://lp.thieme.de/journals/world-journal-of-nuclear-medicine/1607-3312

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