Thymic Tuberculosis Shown on FDG PET/CT Despite Coexisting Pulmonary Tuberculosis With No Increased FDG Activity. (October 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Li, Hongyan; Long, Yu; Shao, Fuqiang; Lan, Xiaoli
• Is Part Of: Clinical nuclear medicine. Volume 44:Number 10(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019-10
• Subjects: 18F-FDG -- PET/CT -- pulmonary tuberculosis -- thymic tuberculosis; Nuclear medicine -- Periodicals; Radioisotope scanning -- Periodicals; Nuclear Medicine -- Periodicals; 616.07575
• DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000002697
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0363-9762

Abstract

Abstract : Abstract: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis could involve multiple organs. However, thymic tuberculosis is relatively rare. We report a 21-year-old man who was referred for an 18 F-FDG PET/CT imaging to assess his newly detected pulmonary nodule. The images showed the pulmonary nodule had minimal activity uptake. Unexpectedly, the thymus with elevated FDG accumulation was noted. The pulmonary nodule and thymic lesion were confirmed as tuberculosis by pathology.