Table 3.
Misdiagnosed cases of PET/CT.
| PET/CT false-positive (FP) | 8 |
|---|---|
| Pancreatitis | |
| Chronic pancreatitis | 1 |
| Chronic lymphoplasmacytic pancreatitis | 1 |
| Autoimmune pancreatitis | 2 |
| Inflammatory lesions | 1 |
| Pancreatic tuberculosis | 2 |
| Benign mass* | 1 |
| PET/CT false-negative (FN) | 20 |
| By histology | |
| Well-differentiated adenocarcinoma | 1 |
| Medium-well-differentiated adenocarcinoma | 1 |
| Medium-well-differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma | 1 |
| Medium differentiated ductal adenocarcinoma | 2 |
| Poor differentiated mucinous cystadenocarcinoma | 1 |
| Adenocarcinoma (unspecified) | 3 |
| Solid-pseudopapillary carcinoma (SPT) | 1 |
| Multiple metastasis found during operation | 3 |
| By clinical follow-up | 7 |
*
1 case refuse to carry out biopsy and was clinically diagnosed as benign by multi-disciplinary consultation, cured after supportive treatment (follow-up >16 months).