Mandibular Actinomyces Infection Mimicking a Malignancy: Case Report
Journal Title: Turkish Journal of Pathology - Year 2017, Vol 33, Issue 3
Abstract
Actinomycosis is a rare, chronic, suppurative and granulomatous disease caused by Actinomyces israelii, which is a filamentous, anaerobic, gram-positive, saprophytic organism in the oral cavity. Diagnosis of actinomycosis depends on positive culture or identification of Actinomyces colonies and sulfur granules in histological specimens. In our case, a mass had been growing in the mandible for eight months. The mass appeared to be malignant, both clinically and radiologically. A histopathological examination of the mandible revealed actinomycosis. It should be noted that actinomycosis can mimic a malignancy, and for differential diagnosis, bone biopsy or fine-needle aspiration should be performed pre-operatively.
Authors and Affiliations
Gülay BULUT, Yasemin BAYRAM, Mehmet Deniz BULUT, Mehmet Fatih GARÇA, İrfan BAYRAM
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