title: Diagnosis of hepatic actinomycosis by fine-needle aspiration.
abstract: A 48-yr-old white female with a 20-yr history of intrauterine device use presented with signs and symptoms suggestive of a disseminated neoplasm with a pelvic primary. A definitive diagnosis of disseminated actinomycosis was made on the basis of computed tomography-guided fine-needle aspiration of a liver lesion. Subsequent laparotomy revealed involvement of the endometrium and of the ovaries and uterine tubes bilaterally. This article indicates the usefulness of fine-needle aspiration in the diagnosis of actinomycosis in this case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock 72205.
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Granger
authors.forename: H Y
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Houn
mesh_terms: D000190:Actinomyces / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007434:Intrauterine Devices; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed