title: [Actinomycosis of the lungs mimicking a Pancoast tumor].
abstract: The authors present a case-review of a patient with a thoracic form of actinomycosis, simulating a "pancoastoid" lung tumor clinical picture- furthermore, confirmed by a false-positive cytological examination. The disorder was managed by enlarged lobectomy from the right lung, followed by postoperative antibiotic therapy, lege artis. The long-term outcome is very good.
authors.affiliation: II chirurgická klinika LF UPJS a FN L. Pasteura, Kogice, Slovenská republika.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Janík
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sauka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kudlác
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kmecová
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zák
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gmitter
mesh_terms: D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010178:Pancoast Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*