title: Botryomycosis mimicking a liposarcoma.
abstract: Botryomycosis is an atypical reaction of the host to a common bacterial infection. A case of botryomycosis mimicking a liposarcoma as suspected on clinical and radiological grounds is described. The diagnosis was made by biopsy and culture of the lesion. A review of the literature is given.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital of Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Slootmaekers
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schrijvers
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Somville
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: de Roeck
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: van Marck
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: van Oosterom
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008080:Liposarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology