title: Cervicofacial actinomycosis: report of two cases.
abstract: This article presents two cases of actinomycosis. Case 1 was a 39-year-old man who was first seen with the chief complaint of swelling around the left submandibular region. Case 2 was a 40-year-old woman who was first seen with the chief complaint of mass formation around the left buccal area. Both cases were initially diagnosed as malignant tumors and were later histopathologically interpreted as actinomycosis because of the presence of sulfur granules.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, Nagoya University, School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawai
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mizutani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hoshino
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaneda
mesh_terms: D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck