Abdominal-Pelvic Actinomycosis Mimicking Malignant Neoplasm

Abdominal actinomycosis mimicking a malignant neoplasm.

Pelvic actinomycosis with hydronephrosis and colon stricture simulating an advanced ovarian cancer.

Pelvic actinomycosis is an uncommon disease in humans. It has nonspecific and variable clinical features, and thus it is difficult to diagnose. Moreover, appropriate management is delayed or overlooked because it can sometimes simulate advanced ovarian cancer. We report a case of pelvic actinomycosis which manifested with hydronephrosis and bowel stricture, lymph node enlargement and increased ...

Large Bowel Obstruction in a Young Woman Simulating a Malignant Neoplasm: A Case Report of Actinomyces Infection

Pelvic and intra-abdominal Actinomycosis can be difficult to diagnose preoperatively and it may also mimic many other diseases, including malignancies. We present a patient with pelvic Actinomycosis probably caused by a long-standing intrauterine device (IUD). We emphasize the challenges in diagnostic process and stress that though a rare disease, intra-abdominal Actinomycosis should be suspect...

Differentiating pelvic actinomycosis from advanced ovarian cancer: a report of two cases, management reflections and literature review

Pelvic actinomycosis comprises a rare, subacute to chronic bacterial infection characterised by suppurative and granulomatous inflammation. Diagnosis is difficult as it may simulate pelvic malignancies. Laboratory and radiological findings are non-specific. We reported on 2 cases of pelvic actinomycosis mimicking ovarian malignancy with different management approaches that lead to opposite outc...

Management of patients with huge pelvic actinomycosis complicated with hydronephrosis: a case report.

Actinomycosis is an uncommon, chronic, granulomatous disease caused by several species of the genus Actinomyces, a Gram-positive, filamentous bacterium that normally colonizes mucosal areas. Actinomycosis can be mistaken for malignant tumors, and in most cases the diagnosis is delayed or missed entirely until surgery. Actinomycosis in the abdomen or pelvis mostly results from prolonged use of a...