TY - JOUR ID - 39961 TI - Pulmonary Actinomycosis Mimicking Lung Cancer JO - Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences JA - IJMS LA - en SN - 0253-0716 AU - Montazeri, Vahid AU - Sokouti, M. AU - Fakhrju, A. AD - Y1 - 2007 PY - 2007 VL - 32 IS - 4 SP - 248 EP - 250 KW - Actinomycosis KW - Lung KW - Solid tumors KW - Carcinoma DO - N2 - Herein, we reported on a case of solid type of pulmonary actinomycosis in a 10-year-old boy. He had productive cough for 40 days. Bronchoscopy was normal. Cmputed tomography revealed a solid large mass in the upper lobe of his left lung with mimicking malignant leisions. He was referred for surgery and underwent left upper lobectomy. Macroscopically, the specimen measured 13×9×5 cm and was creamy to whitish on cut section. Microscopic findings included a large number of inflammatory cells and colonies of actinomyces. Pulmonary actinomycosis should be included in the differential diagnoses of pulmonary mass lesions, especially in the young adults. UR - https://ijms.sums.ac.ir/article_39961.html L1 - https://ijms.sums.ac.ir/article_39961_ef385517156f17c8759a8b87c0050b2f.pdf ER -