High SUVmax Value of Ovarian Tubercular Mass: Conflict in Diagnosis

Abstract

Abdomino-peritoneal tuberculosis is a commonly encountered infectious disease especially in endemic areas. Abdomino-peritoneal tuberculosis should be kept in mind in assessing patients with elevated blood CA125 levels, abdominal ascites and adnexal mass since these signs may indicate both advanced ovarian cancer and ovarian tuberculosis as a known dilemma. In the literature, standardized uptake values (SUV) of malignant ovarian tumors and inflammatory/infectious conditions of ovaries on Positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scan have been demonstrated so far.