High SUVmax Value of Ovarian Tubercular Mass: Conflict in Diagnosis

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Ucpinar B. A., Ozmen E., Mut D. T., Erturk Ş. M.

JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC RESEARCH IN MEDICINE-JAREM, vol.10, no.1, pp.94-96, 2020 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 10 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/jarem.galenos.2018.2401
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC RESEARCH IN MEDICINE-JAREM
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.94-96
  • Keywords: Abdomino-peritoneal tuberculosis, ovarian tuberculosis, standardized uptake value, PERITONEAL TUBERCULOSIS
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Abdomino-peritoneal tuberculosis is a commonly encountered infectious disease especially in endemic areas. Abdomino-peritoneal tuberculosis should be kept in mind in assessing patients with elevated blood CA125 levels, abdominal ascites and adnexal mass since these signs may indicate both advanced ovarian cancer and ovarian tuberculosis as a known dilemma. In the literature, standardized uptake values (SUV) of malignant ovarian tumors and inflammatory/infectious conditions of ovaries on Positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scan have been demonstrated so far.