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Case Reports
. 2020 Feb;45(2):174-176.
doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000002858.

Hepatosplenic Tuberculosis on Pretherapy and Posttherapy FDG PET/CT

Xiaona Jin  1 , Li Huo, Tong Wang, Yu Liu, Fang Li
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Case Reports

Hepatosplenic Tuberculosis on Pretherapy and Posttherapy FDG PET/CT

Xiaona Jin et al. Clin Nucl Med. 2020 Feb.

Abstract

A 65-year-old woman underwent FDG PET/CT for presumed hepatosplenic malignancy suggested by an abdominal CT. The images revealed multiple foci of intense FDG activity in both the liver and the spleen. However, a splenic biopsy result revealed no malignant cells, and either tuberculosis or sarcoidosis was proposed. Following an incomplete antituberculosis therapy, a repeat FDG PET/CT showed resolution of the abnormal activity in the liver and the spleen.

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