Pulmonary Actinomycosis Imitating Lung Cancer on ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT: A Case Report and Literature Review.
10.3348/kjr.2015.16.6.1262
- Author:
Lin QIU
1
;
Lianjun LAN
;
Yue FENG
;
Zhanwen HUANG
;
Yue CHEN
Author Information
1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sichuan Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 64600, China. chenyue5523@126.com
- Publication Type:Case Reports ; Review
- Keywords:
Actinomycosis;
Multiple abscesses;
¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT
- MeSH:
Abscess;
Actinomycosis/*diagnosis/drug therapy/microbiology;
Adult;
Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18/chemistry;
Humans;
Lung Diseases/*diagnosis/drug therapy/microbiology;
Lung Neoplasms/pathology;
Male;
*Positron-Emission Tomography;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Korean Journal of Radiology
2015;16(6):1262-1265
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Here we report a case of 41-year-old man with a soft tissue density mass at right upper lung and palpable abscesses at right upper backside and right wrist. ¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography demonstrated a 7.8 × 5.0 cm mass with soft-tissue density in the upper lobe of the right lung with high metabolic activity. The infiltrative mass extended to adjacent chest wall soft tissue. Final diagnosis of pulmonary actinomycosis with multiple abscesses was made. The patient responded well to antibiotics treatment.
