Case report: Systemic tuberculosis with prostate involvement mimicking prostate cancer with multiple metastases on 18F-FDG and 18F-PSMA PET/CT
Xinyao Sun,
Yongkang Qiu,
Lele Song
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundProstate tuberculosis is a common form of urogenital tuberculosis that occurs in men. Clinical and imaging manifestations of prostate tuberculosis are atypical, which often need to be differentiated from benign prostatic hyperplasia, a prostate malignant tumor, and a urinary tract infection. Although prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is considered a specific biomarker for prostate cancer, it is also found within tuberculosis tissues that may be stimulated by angiogenic factors. An abnormal PS… Show more
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