Journals / Selçuk Tıp Dergisi / 2010 / Cilt: 26 - Sayı: 3

Tuberculous lymphadenıtıs which mimicked mediastinal tumor and elevated FDG uptake at PET-BT

Mediastinal tümörü taklit eden ve artmış FDG tutulumu gösteren bir tüberküloz lenfadenit olgusu

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113–115
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It should be kept in mind that even in adults patients, tuberculous lymphadenitis should be thought in differential diagnosis of mediastinal masses suspecting malignancy with imaging techniques and also it should not be forgotten that tuberculous lymphadenitis may be presented with elevated FDG uptake at PET -BT.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Tuberculosis remains to be a serious public health problem in our country and all over the world.
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Key Findings & Data:The PETCT showed increased FDG uptake in favor of malignant masses.
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Conclusion & Impact:It should be kept in mind that even in adults patients, tuberculous lymphadenitis should be thought in differential diagnosis of mediastinal masses suspecting malignancy with imaging techniques and also it should not be forgotten that tuberculous lymphadenitis may be presented with elevated FDG uptake at PET -BT.
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Abstract

Tuberculosis remains to be a serious public health problem in our country and all over the world. Extrapulmonary tuberculosis causes major clinical problems because of difficulties encountered in the differential diagnosis. In this case report, we aimed to discuss a case of tuberculous lymphadenitis mimicking mediastinal tumor in chest CT and PET-CT examination. Eighty years old female patient with right paratracheal enlargement in the chest radiography was admitted to our hospital. Thorax CT and MR imaging was supporting this expansion as concordant with the mediastinal tumor. The PETCT showed increased FDG uptake in favor of malignant masses. However, mediastinoscopic biopsy was reported as tuberculous lymphadenitis and antituberculous therapy was started. It should be kept in mind that even in adults patients, tuberculous lymphadenitis should be thought in differential diagnosis of mediastinal masses suspecting malignancy with imaging techniques and also it should not be forgotten that tuberculous lymphadenitis may be presented with elevated FDG uptake at PET -BT.

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Tüberküloz tüm dünyada ve ülkemizde çok ciddi bir halk sağlığı sorunu olarak önemini korumaktadır. Ekstrapulmoner yerleşimli tüberküloz vakaları ayırıcı tanıda karşılaşılan zorluklar nedeni ile önemli bir klinik sorun oluşturmaktadır. Kontrastlı toraks BT’de mediastende patolojik boyutlarda lenfadenomegaliler bulunan, PETBT’sinde lenfadenomegalilerinde yüksek FDG tutulumunun görülmesi nedeniyle yapılan mediastinoskopik biyopside tüberküloz lenfadenit olduğu saptanan vakayı tartışmayı amaçladık. 80 yaşında bayan hasta PA akciğer grafisinde sağ paratrakeal bölgede genişleme tespit edilmesi üzerine yatırıldı. Toraks BT ve MR görüntülemeleri bu genişlemenin mediastinal tümörle uyumlu olduğunu destekliyordu. PET-BT incelemesinde kitlenin malignite lehine artmış FDG tutulumu gösterdiği izlendi. Ancak mediastinoskopik biyopsi sonucu tüberküloz lenfadenit olarak rapor edildi ve tüberküloz tedavi başlandı. Erişkin hastalarda bile görüntüleme yöntemleriyle dahi malign olduğu düşünülen mediastinal kitlelere sebep olan patolojiler arasında tüberküloz lenfadenitin de olabileceği akılda tutulmalı ve tüberküloz lenfadenitin PET-BT incelemesinde artmış FDG tutulumu gösterebileceği unutulmamalıdır.

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TEKE, T., DİNÇ, M., MADEN, E., TOY, H., ÖZBEK, O., CERAN, S., SERDENGEÇTİ, M., UZUN, K. (2010). Tuberculous lymphadenıtıs which mimicked mediastinal tumor and elevated FDG uptake at PET-BT. Selçuk Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 26 - Sayı: 3, 113–115. https://ajindex.com/articles/319143

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