Lingual Actinomycosis Mimicking Lingual Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC)

Actinomycosis is an infection caused by and mainly affects cervicofacial areas. In women, other regions, such as the chest, abdomen, and pelvic cavity can involve actinomycosis. Actinomycosis lesions in the oral cavity can cause pain, swelling, induration, pus discharge, and discomfort similar to ot...

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Published in:Advanced biomedical research 2024-11, Vol.13 (1), p.108-108
Main Authors: Meidani, Mohsen, Saffar, Hana, Shafiee, Nahid, Ebrahimi, Parvaneh, Moradi, Maryam
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Actinomycosis
Cancer
carcinoma
Care and treatment
Case Report
Diagnosis
Head and neck
Malignancy
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Oral cavity
Penicillin G
Prognosis
squamous cell
Squamous cell carcinoma
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Summary:Actinomycosis is an infection caused by and mainly affects cervicofacial areas. In women, other regions, such as the chest, abdomen, and pelvic cavity can involve actinomycosis. Actinomycosis lesions in the oral cavity can cause pain, swelling, induration, pus discharge, and discomfort similar to other benign or malignant pathologies. This condition can mimic lingual cancer, such as squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), which is highly invasive with a poor prognosis. It is necessary to distinguish actinomycosis from SCC and other malignancies to choose the proper treatment. The current study presents a patient with a suspicious lingual mass for SCC diagnosed as actinomycosis after partial glossectomy and pathological studies.
ISSN:2277-9175
2277-9175
DOI:10.4103/abr.abr_397_23