Endometriosis Mimicking an Advanced Malignant Tumor

Clin Nucl Med. 2016 Aug;41(8):648-9. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000001260.

Abstract

A 27-year-old woman with swelling left leg, groin pain, and increased serum CA125 level underwent FDG PET/CT to evaluate a pelvic mass revealed by an MRI performed from an outside hospital. A large hypermetabolic solid mass in the left pelvic wall and several lymph nodes with elevated FDG activity were noted, which indicated malignancy. However, histopathological examination demonstrated endometriosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Endometriosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Humans
  • Pelvic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
  • Radiopharmaceuticals

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18