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Vocal Cord Actinomycosis Mimicking a Laryngeal Tumor
Laryngeal carcinoma and laryngeal papilloma are the most commonly encountered tumorous lesions in the larynx. Herein, we report a case of the mass arising from the left vocal cord in a 49-year-old Japanese man. Endoscopic examination suggested that the mass is a tumor such as carcinoma and papilloma. Pathological examination showed that the specimen demonstrated actinomycosis in the left vocal ...
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DESCRIPTION A 67-year-old man, a heavy smoker with a history of myocardial infarction, was followed up for a T3N2M0 laryngeal carcinoma. After primary chemotherapy, lateral pharyngo-laryngectomy was performed, followed by radiotherapy. Two-years later, mild dyspnoea at rest appeared and a relapse was suspected, as an ulcerated lesion with oedema was detected during endoscopy (figure 1A). Pathol...
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background: actinomycosis is an indolent, slowly progressive infection caused by non acid fast, gram positive, anaerobic or microaerophilic bacteria. the most common site of actinomycosis infection is cervicofacial region. bacteriologic identification from infected site or detection of sulfur granules confirms the diagnosis. we report a rare case of simultaneous infection of larynx and lungs ac...
متن کاملLaryngeal Actinomycosis: A Case Report and Systematic Review of 32 Cases in the Literature
Objective To report a case of vocal cord actinomycosis and provide a systematic review of the literature to provide a reference for its diagnosis and management. Review methods Relevant cases from a PubMed search were reviewed for age/gender, risk factors, clinical manifestations, and treatment. Results Thirty-two cases of laryngeal actinomycosis have been reported in the literature. Most (80%)...
متن کاملActinomycosis.
Actinomycosis is a rare, chronic, and slowly progressive granulomatous disease caused by filamentous Gram posi tive anaerobic bacteria from the Actinomycetaceae family (genus Actinomyces). It is often misdiagnosed because it can mimic other conditions such as malignancy and tuber culosis, and a high level of clinical suspicion is needed for an early diagnosis. However, it is readily treatable...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0899-8280,1525-3252
DOI: 10.1080/08998280.2014.11929047