Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research

The Korean Surgical Society (대한외과학회)
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Chronic Actinomycosis of the Cervical Lymph Node Simulating a Thyroid Neoplasm

갑상선종으로 오인된 경부 임파선 만성 방선규증

Suh, Young-Jin;Jung, Hun;Chin, Hyung-Min;Cho, Hyeon-Min;Won, Yong-Sung;Kim, Jun-Gi;Park, Woo-Bae;Chun, Chung-Soo
서영진;정헌;진형민;조현민;원용성;김준기;박우배;전정수

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Abstract

Actinomycosis in humans is currently a rare disease. Here we report a case of cervicofacial actinomycosis in a 2-4-year-old man. The patient presented with a painful cervical mass, without symptoms of infection. Clinical features and resuIts of laboratory and imaging studies of the patient suggested a thyroid neoplasm or subacute thyrolditis. Fine needle aspiration cytology failed to yield a definite diagnosis. The pathologic report after a curative operation confirmed the presence of the characteristic sulfur granules in the lymph node just above the left lobe of the thyroid gland. Here we describe this rare case with a review of the typical clinical presentations of actinomycosis on the head and neck, its pathogenesis on the difficulties encountered in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease.

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