| Autor: |
Sundriyal, Deepak, Shirsi, Nikhil, Gera, Arun, Bansal, Satish, Kotwal, Sumedha, Dawar, Ramesh |
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Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology; Sep2015, Vol. 6 Issue 3, p213-217, 5p |
| Abstrakt: |
During 2012-13, we diagnosed 4 patients with extensive skeletal tuberculosis (TB) who were referred to us as cases of bony metastasis with unknown primary. Radiological investigations done outside favoured a diagnosis of disseminated malignancy. Positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scan performed in our institute for localization of primary lesion also suggested metastatic disease. There was no evidence of malignancy on histo-pathological examination (HPE) of the involved sites. The diagnosis of TB was established on characteristics HPE. This article highlights the diagnostic dilemma of PET/CT in cases of TB versus malignancy and the importance of HPE for reaching an accurate diagnosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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