Actinomycosis of urachal remnants.
A case of actinomycosis of the urachus is described. A 25-year-old woman presented with a midline mass below the umbilicus. The differential diagnosis included an inflammatory or a neoplastic lesion. Diagnosis was made by histologic examination, after complete excision of the tumour. Post-operative penicillin was given and the patient's recovery was uneventful. A review of the literature is presented with special reference to the pathogenesis and treatment.
Department of Urology and Surgery, University of Pretoria, South Africa.
F J
FJ
van Wijk
J V
JV
Lodder
D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D014497:Urachus