Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2006; 12(40): 6559-6560
Published online Oct 28, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i40.6559
Gallbladder tuberculosis: False-positive PET diagnosis of gallbladder cancer
JM Ramia, K Muffak, A Fernández, J Villar, D Garrote, JA Ferron
JM Ramia, K Muffak, J Villar, D Garrote, Ferron JA. Unidad de Cirugía Hepatobiliopancreatica y Trasplante Hepático, Servicio de Cirugía General y Aparato Digestivo, Granada, Spain
A Fernández, Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain
Correspondence to: JM Ramia, C/Buensuceso 6, 4D, Granada 18002, Spain. jose_ramia@hotmail.com
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Received: February 23, 2005
Revised: August 12, 2006
Accepted: September 11, 2006
Published online: October 28, 2006
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.

Keywords: Positron emission tomography, Gallbladder, Tuberculosis, Cancer, Review