Serendipitous actinomycosis infection mimicking malignant lesion in carcinoma of unknown primary

Serendipitous actinomycosis infection mimicking malignant lesion in carcinoma of unknown primary

Actinomycosis is a bacterial infection caused by Actinomyces species that are commensal in the human oral cavity, digestive tract, and genital tract. The present case highlights actinomycosis of the hypopharynx, mimicking malignancy in18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tom...

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Main Authors: Sayak Choudhury, Archi Agrawal, Swapnil Rane, V Rangarajan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:World Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Subjects:
actinomycosis of hypopharynx
carcinoma of unknown primary
false positive
head and neck malignancy
positron emission tomography-contrast enhanced computed tomography
Online Access:http://www.wjnm.org/article.asp?issn=1450-1147;year=2019;volume=18;issue=4;spage=413;epage=415;aulast=Choudhury

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