| Autor: |
Seong Jae Yeo, Chang-Min Cho, Min Kyu Jung, Ki Ju Kim, Myung Hi Kim, Seung Hyun Cho, Gab Chul Kim, An Na Seo |
| Jazyk: |
English<br />Korean |
| Rok vydání: |
2017 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology, Vol 69, Iss 3, Pp 191-195 (2017) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1598-9992 |
| DOI: |
10.4166/kjg.2017.69.3.191 |
| Popis: |
Actinomycosis is a slowly progressive, chronic infectious disease. It is caused by the genus Actinomyces, which are gram-positive anaerobic bacteria. It presents as a mass-like lesion, composed of bacterial nidus and characteristic granulomatous inflammatory fibrosis. As such, it has frequently been mistaken for a malignancy. Surgical resection is a common procedure in these patients prior to a definite diagnosis. Although actinomycosis can occur in a variety of regions, including oral-cervicofacial, thoracic, and abdominopelvic cavities, the involvement of the pancreas is very rare. We report a case of a 44-year-old male with a symptomatic actinomycosis caused by a mass in the tail of the pancreas. The diagnosis was made using an endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy without surgical resection. After the treatment with antibiotics, the pancreatic mass was confirmed to be resolved on the follow-up computed tomography. |
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