title: [Cerebral actinomycotic granuloma mimicking malignant brain tumor].
abstract: We report a clinical case of cerebral actinomycotic granuloma that was preoperatively diagnosed as an intracerebral tumor. On the basis of a histological examination performed after lesion resection, the diagnosis of a cerebral actinomycotic granuloma was made. The article presents long-term outcomes of the surgery. The literature data on cases of various forms of cerebral actinomycosis are provided.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Neurosurgery, Ya.L. Tsivian Novosibirsk Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics, Novosibirsk, Russia.
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Mishinov
authors.affiliation: First Department of Neurosurgery, Ya.L. Tsivian Novosibirsk Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics, Novosibirsk, Russia.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Karchalova
authors.affiliation: First Department of Neurosurgery, Ya.L. Tsivian Novosibirsk Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics, Novosibirsk, Russia.
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Stupak
authors.affiliation: First Department of Neurosurgery, Ya.L. Tsivian Novosibirsk Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics, Novosibirsk, Russia.
authors.forename: N N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Serpeninova
mesh_terms: D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006099:Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014973:Xanthomatosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery