Necrotizing granulomatous inflammation mimicking skeletal metastasis: a possible differential diagnosis.
Deepanksha DattaT RavichandranRajesh KumarRashim SharmaDeepak VedantPublished in: European journal of hybrid imaging (2022)
Tuberculosis is an endemic disease in India for decades, and its coexistence in the patients with malignancy cannot be ignored. The non-specific uptake of 2-deoxy-2-[fluorine-18] fluoro-D-glucose in active infection and malignancy can affect the diagnosis and management of patients. However, characteristic anatomical features of the lesion aid not only in its localization but also in diagnosis. We share an interesting case of necrotizing granulomatous inflammation of dorsal spine mimicking skeletal metastases in a treated case of carcinoma cervix.
Keyphrases
- oxidative stress
- positron emission tomography
- interstitial lung disease
- spinal cord
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- computed tomography
- preterm birth
- neuropathic pain
- hiv aids
- emergency department
- blood glucose
- rheumatoid arthritis
- type diabetes
- spinal cord injury
- blood pressure
- pet imaging
- hepatitis c virus
- adverse drug
- antiretroviral therapy
- glycemic control