Urachal actinomycosis mimicking a urachal tumor

Korean J Urol. 2010 Jun;51(6):438-40. doi: 10.4111/kju.2010.51.6.438. Epub 2010 Jun 21.

Abstract

A 26-year-old man presented with lower abdominal discomfort and a palpable mass in the right lower quadrant. An abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan revealed an abdominal wall mass that extended from the dome of the bladder. Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron-emission tomography/CT (PET/CT) showed hypermetabolic wall thickening around the bladder dome area that extended to the abdominal wall and hypermetabolic mesenteric infiltration. Differential diagnosis included a urachal tumor with invasion into adjacent organs and chronic inflammatory disease. Partial cystectomy with abdominal wall mass excision was performed, and the final pathologic report was consistent with urachal actinomycosis.

Keywords: Actinomycosis; Positron-emission tomography; Urachal cyst.