title: Pelvic actinomycosis masquerading as malignancy: report of two cases and review of the literature.
abstract: Pelvic actinomycosis is uncommon, presenting most frequently as an abdominal mass and simulating advanced malignancy in female patients with a past history of intrauterine contraceptive use. It responds favourably to prolonged antibiotic therapy with occasional need for abscess drainage and débridement or ureteric stenting. Incorrect diagnosis may result in overly invasive investigations and unnecessarily radical extirpative surgery.
authors.affiliation: Professorial Department of Surgery, Kaplan Medical Center, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel.
authors.forename: Eli
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mavor
authors.forename: Ram
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dgani
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chiappa
authors.forename: Marius
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guy
authors.forename: Andrew P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Zbar
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged