Pelvic Actinomycosis Mimicking Malignancy of the Uterus: a Case ReportPelvic Actinomycosis Mimicking Malignancy of the Uterus: a Case Report
- Other Titles
- Pelvic Actinomycosis Mimicking Malignancy of the Uterus: a Case Report
- Authors
- 신다혜; 황지영; 홍성숙; 이은지; 김연희
- Issue Date
- Jun-2019
- Publisher
- 대한자기공명의과학회
- Keywords
- Actinomycosis; Neoplasms; Pelvic inflammatory disease; Uterus
- Citation
- Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging, v.23, no.2, pp 136 - 141
- Pages
- 6
- Journal Title
- Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Volume
- 23
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 136
- End Page
- 141
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/sch/handle/2021.sw.sch/5139
- ISSN
- 2384-1095
2384-1109
- Abstract
- Pelvic actinomycosis is an uncommon infectious disease. It induces a chronic, suppurative illness characterized by an infiltrative and granulomatous response and, thus, the clinical and radiologic findings may mimic other inflammatory and neoplastic conditions. A 56-year-old female with a long-standing intrauterine device was diagnosed with pelvic actinomycosis manifesting as a large uterine mass with locally infiltrative spread into surrounding tissue that mimicked uterine malignancy. Actinomyces israelii infection was confirmed with a surgical specimen, and the patient was treated with antibiotic medication. Pelvic actinomycosis must be included in the differential diagnoses of patients with an infiltrative pelvic mass extending across tissue planes or in patients with findings of multiple microabscesses, particularly in a patient with an intrauterine device, even the lesion primarily involves the uterus.
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