Chest Wall Mass Caused by Salmonella Enteritidis - A Pitfall of PET Imaging Interpretation

Introduction

The majority of chest wall masses arise from an adjacent tumor with local invasion and distant metastasis [[1], [2]]. Although uncommon, chest wall infection should always be suspected when managing a chest wall mass. Extraintestinal salmonella infection is uncommon, and the spectrum of manifestations is protean [[3]]. Here we report one case of chest wall mass caused by Salmonella enteritidis infection in a woman with a history of breast cancer.

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