Fishbone-Associated Actinomycosis of the Anterior Cervical Space: A Diagnostic Dilemma
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Fishbone-Associated Actinomycosis of the Anterior Cervical Space: A Diagnostic Dilemma
We report the imaging and pathologic findings of fishbone-associated actinomycosis of the anterior cervical space in a 57-year-old man, misdiagnosed preoperatively as a malignancy originating from thyroglossal duct cyst. CT revealed an enhancing mass containing a small abscess pocket and two sharp linear calcifications within it, which infiltrated into the strap muscle. Pathologic examination d...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Medicine
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1687-9627,1687-9635
DOI: 10.1155/2010/282167