Nasopharyngeal actinomycosis on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography: A case report.

Abstract:

:Actinomycosis is a chronic disease characterized by slow progression, abscess formation, tissue fibrosis and draining sinuses. Occurrence originating from the nasopharynx is extremely low. The present study described the case of a 46-year-old otherwise healthy female, with no remarkable history of mucosal injury or teeth rottenness, who presented with an asymptomatic nasopharyngeal mass that was detected incidentally by 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography. A nasopharyngoscopy revealed an unclear demarcated granular mass. The patient then underwent a biopsy. Based on the obtained clinical images, microbiological results and histological findings, a diagnosis of actinomycosis was established. The patient experienced an uneventful eradication of the disease after two months of oral antibiotic treatment with amoxicillin. In conclusion, these findings indicate that actinomycosis should be included in the differential diagnosis of nasopharyngeal neoplasms.

journal_name

Oncol Lett

journal_title

Oncology letters

authors

Lin YH,Hu C,Chuang HW,Lin MY

doi

10.3892/ol.2015.3157

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2015-07-01 00:00:00

pages

260-262

issue

1

eissn

1792-1074

issn

1792-1082

pii

OL-0-0-3157

journal_volume

10

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