title: [Renal pseudotumoral actinomycosis: a case report].
abstract: We report the case of a 66-year-old man, presenting a right kidney mass with an alteration of the clinical status, treated by radical nephrectomy. Pathology reported that it was a pseudotumoral form of a bacterial infection: actinomycosis. This is an uncommon disease in this location. The authors wonder if it is possible to avoid nephrectomy with a preoperative diagnosis, especially with renal biopsy. The patient was well doing after 18 months thanks to long-lasting and effective postoperative antibiotics (Dhanani et al., 2004).
authors.affiliation: Service d'Urologie, HIA du Val de Grâce, 74 Boulevard de Port-Royal, 75005 Paris, France. marie dus@hotmail.fr
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dusaud
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Durand
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Houlgatte
mesh_terms: D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male