False-positive diagnosis of uterine malignancy with raised 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose activity in adenomyosis: A case report

Positron Emission Tomography - Computed (PET-CT) has been used to diagnose malignancy before surgery. However, there may be an increase in 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake PET scans benign conditions, leading a false-positive diagnosis of and unnecessary This PET-CT investigation is expensive not without risk, including radiation drug or contrast hypersensitivity. Although variable uterine uptakes FDG activities had reported the literature, unawareness its possibility conditions could lead false alarm malignancy. paper patient with finding presenting as malignant lesion for surgery, aiming raise clinical awareness this finding.