title: Abdominal actinomycosis with multiple myeloma: A case report.
abstract: Actinomycosis is a chronic suppurative infection, for which immune suppression is a predisposing factor. In unusual cases, this disease may present as an abdominal wall involvement simulating a soft tissue tumor as seen in the present case. The presented patient had no signs of trauma or surgical approach and the pathology was considered to be a primary abdominal wall actinomycosis. Preoperative diagnosis is difficult due to the nonspecific nature of clinical presentation, radiographic and laboratory findings. Surgery combined with antibiotic treatment is a curative approach for this relatively rare infection. Surgeons must be aware of this disease in order to ensure correct diagnosis and to prevent performing any unnecessary procedures. The present study describes a case of abdominal actinomycosis with multiple myeloma, together with a review of important points related to this disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Harran University, Şanlıurfa 63300, Turkey.
authors.forename: Vehbi
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ercolak
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Çukurova University, Adana 01330, Turkey.
authors.forename: Semra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Paydas
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Çukurova University, Adana 01330, Turkey.
authors.forename: Melek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ergin
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Çukurova University, Adana 01330, Turkey.
authors.forename: Berna T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Ates
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Oncology, Adana Numune Research and Training Hospital, Adana 01030, Turkey.
authors.forename: Berna B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Duman
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Çukurova University, Adana 01330, Turkey.
authors.forename: Meral
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gunaldi
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Çukurova University, Adana 01330, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cigdem U
authors.initials: CU
authors.lastname: Afsar
keywords: actinomycosis; immune-suppression; multiple myeloma