Abstract

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 tomography.

Details

Title
Serendipitous actinomycosis infection mimicking malignant lesion in carcinoma of unknown primary
Author
Choudhury, Sayak 1 ; Agrawal, Archi 1 ; Rane, Swapnil 2 ; Rangarajan, V 1 

 Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra 
 Department of Pathology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra 
Pages
413-415
Publication year
2019
Publication date
Oct-Dec 2019
Publisher
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd.
ISSN
14501147
e-ISSN
16073312
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2330573789
Copyright
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