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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · World J Nucl Med 2011; 10(01): 23-24
DOI: 10.4103/1450-1147.82113
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Retroperitoneal fibrosis masquerading as para-aortic lymphadenopathy on F-18 FDG PET/CT in a patient with carcinoma cervix

Authors

  • R. Kashyap

    Department of Nuclear Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh - 160012, India

  • B. Mittal

    Department of Nuclear Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh - 160012, India

  • S. Kumari

    Department of Nuclear Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh - 160012, India

  • A. Bhattacharya

    Department of Nuclear Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh - 160012, India

  • B. Singh

    Department of Nuclear Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh - 160012, India
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We present a case of carcinoma cervix found to have a soft tissue lesion in retroperitoneal region with intense FDG uptake. However, this FDG uptake was false positive as the final diagnosis was retroperitoneal fibrosis.

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Carcinoma cervix - retroperitoneal fibrosis - F-18 FDG - PET-CT


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21 May 2022

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