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Magno A, Alas QM, Sung C. False-positive Positron Emission Tracing/Computed Tomography Secondary to Suture Granuloma Formation in Early-stage Endometrial Cancer. J South Asian Feder Obs Gynae 2019; 11 (1):73-76.
Suture granuloma formation can cause abnormal radiotracer uptake of 2-deoxy-2-[18F] fluoro-D glucose (FDG) in positron emission tracing/computed tomography (PET/CT) scan. It can be formed secondary to usage of silk suture during surgery as part of delayed host inflammatory reaction to a foreign body. Here, we report a case of a 61-year-old woman diagnosed with endometrial cancer who underwent tumor debulking surgery secondary to abnormal radiotracer uptake in PET/CT suspected as tumor recurrence which on histology revealed suture granuloma.
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