Cervix Abscess Mimicking Cervical Cancer Explored With 18 F-FDG PET/CT and MRI

Clin Nucl Med. 2023 May 1;48(5):e237-e238. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000004561. Epub 2023 Jan 14.

Abstract

We report the case of a 32-year-old woman gravida 2 para 2 with pelvic pain evolving for 2 months, who underwent imaging examinations, including 18 F-FDG PET/CT and MRI, which showed a tumor-like cervix tissular mass with pathological lymph nodes and pelviperitonitis. An endocervical curettage with conization revealed a bacterial infection with cervical abscess and without neoplastic component. The follow-up 18 F-FDG PET/CT 3 months after starting antibiotherapy confirmed a complete metabolic and morphological response of the cervical abscess.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / diagnostic imaging
  • Adult
  • Cervix Uteri / metabolism
  • Cervix Uteri / pathology
  • Female
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography* / methods
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms* / pathology

Substances

  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Radiopharmaceuticals