title: Cervical and thoracic actinomycosis on (18)F-FDG PET/CT.
abstract: Actinomycosis is a rare chronic granulomatous disease that runs an indolent course, predominantly seen in Asian countries. The present case highlights the findings of F-FDG PET/CT in cervicothoracic actinomycosis imitating lymphoma.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Suhas
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singla
authors.forename: Harmandeep
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Anirban
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.forename: Sellam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karunanithi
authors.forename: Chandrasekhar
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bal
authors.forename: Rakesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000293:Adolescent; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology*; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D013909:Thorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18