Gallbladder tuberculosis: false-positive PET diagnosis of gallbladder cancer

World J Gastroenterol. 2006 Oct 28;12(40):6559-60. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i40.6559.

Abstract

Gallbladder tuberculosis (GT) is an extremely rare disease, and very few cases have been reported in the literature. The first case of GT was described in 1870 by Gaucher. A correct preoperative diagnosis of GT is unusual, and it is frequently confused with various gallbladder diseases. We present a new case of a patient who underwent surgery with the preoperative diagnosis of gallbladder cancer after a false positive positron emission tomography scan in the diagnostic work-up.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • False Positive Reactions
  • Gallbladder Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Gallbladder Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / diagnostic imaging*