| Pulmonary actinomycosis: a case undergoing resection through video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS). | |
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PMID: 17910114 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Actinomycosis is an uncommon disease, which is usually manifested as cervicofacial infection and related to poor oral hygiene or compromised immune function. Pulmonary actinomycosis is rare, but its diagnosis is changing due to its variable presentation and the similarity in appearance to other intrapulmonary diseases. Here we report an 80-year-old man with a solitary pulmonary nodule over the left upper lobe. Pulmonary neoplasm was highly suspected in this patient and thus resection of the mass was undertaken through video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS). Histopathological examination demonstrated this patient had an Actinomyeces infection. While the application of VATS in patients with pulmonary actinomycosis has rarely been reported in literature, we conclude that VATS is valuable for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with undetermined pulmonary nodule(s). |
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Authors:
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Ming-shian Lin; Wea-lung Lin; Shi-ping Luh; Thomas Chang-yao Tsao; Tzu-ching Wu |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B Volume: 8 ISSN: 1673-1581 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2007 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-10-02 Completed Date: 2007-12-13 Revised Date: 2009-11-18 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101236535 Medline TA: J Zhejiang Univ Sci B Country: China |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 721-4 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Medicine, Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, 600 Taichung, Taiwan, China. |
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Actinomycosis
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pathology*,
surgery* Aged, 80 and over Humans Lung Diseases / pathology*, surgery* Male Surgery, Computer-Assisted / methods* Treatment Outcome Video Recording / methods* |
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