Pulmonary actinomycosis mimicking lung cancer on (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography: a case report

BACKGROUND: Pulmonary actinomycosis is a chronic disease characterized by abscess formation, draining sinuses, fistulae, and tissue fibrosis. It can mimic other conditions, particularly malignant and granulomatous diseases, and is perhaps extremely challenging to diagnose. CASE PRESENTATION: A 64-ye...

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Autores principales: Miyazaki, Shinichi, Fujito, Takeo, Kondo, Yuki, Kuno, Yasumasa, Mori, Shunsuke, Yamashita, Ryo, Ishida, Junzo, Nara, Yoshiharu, Ikeda, Takuya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9248181/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35773705
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-022-03481-w

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9248181/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35773705
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-022-03481-w

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