title: [Cervicofacial actinomycosis in a patient treated by surgery of the lymph node due to laryngeal cancer: case report].
abstract: An actinomycotic cervical abscess was excised in a 55-year-old man who had undergone partial laryngectomy and ipsilateral cervical lymph node dissection 6 years earlier. This rare case is described in detail. We conclude that postoperative structural changes producing the loss of physical and immunologic barriers may be determinant factors in the development of this late actinomycotic infection.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de ORL, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pastor
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Amorós
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000601:surgery*; D000197:Actinomycosis, Cervicofacial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D007825:Laryngectomy; D007830:Larynx / Q000473:pathology*; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017783:Superior Cervical Ganglion / Q000473:pathology*; D014827:Vocal Cords / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D010406:Penicillins
vernacular_title: Actinomicosis cervicofacial en paciente intervenido de vaciamiento ganglionar cervical por cáncer de laringe: a propósito de un caso.