Retroperitoneal Endometriosis: A Possible Cause of False Positive Finding at (18)F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography

Endometriosis is a frequent and clinically relevant problem in young women. Laparoscopy is still the gold standard for the diagnosis of endometriosis, but frequently both morphologic and functional imaging techniques are involved in the diagnostic course before achieving a conclusive diagnosis. We p...

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Autores principales: Maffione, Anna Margherita, Panzavolta, Riccardo, Lisato, Laura Camilla, Ballotta, Maria, D'Isanto, Mariangela Zanforlini, Rubello, Domenico
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4455170/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26097425
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1450-1147.154230
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Sumario:Endometriosis is a frequent and clinically relevant problem in young women. Laparoscopy is still the gold standard for the diagnosis of endometriosis, but frequently both morphologic and functional imaging techniques are involved in the diagnostic course before achieving a conclusive diagnosis. We present a case of a patient affected by infiltrating retroperitoneal endometriosis falsely interpreted as a malignant mass by contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging and (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography.

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