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Solitary Periaortic Tuberculous Granuloma Mimicking Neoplastic Disease on 18F-FDG PET/CT.

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ABSTRACT Solitary tuberculoma of periaortic space is extremely rare. We report a case of periaortic tuberculous granuloma revealed by 18F-FDG PET/CT in a 51-year-old woman without pulmonary or any other… Click to show full abstract

ABSTRACT Solitary tuberculoma of periaortic space is extremely rare. We report a case of periaortic tuberculous granuloma revealed by 18F-FDG PET/CT in a 51-year-old woman without pulmonary or any other organ involvement. Awareness of this rare but possible atypical presentation of tuberculosis is helpful for the differential diagnosis of periaortic mass.

Keywords: 18f fdg; tuberculous granuloma; periaortic tuberculous; fdg pet

Journal Title: Clinical nuclear medicine
Year Published: 2022

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