Disseminated Actinomyces Case Report: A Mimicker of Advanced Ovarian Malignancy.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Disseminated actinomyces is a rare infection that presents with subtle symptoms and radiographic findings. Patients frequently complain of pelvic pain and nonspecific gastrointestinal symptoms. Imaging can reveal a tumor-like mass and mimic malignancy. Here we discuss a patient who presented with abdominal pain, and computerized tomography (CT) imaging revealed a pelvic mass and features suggestive of carcinomatosis concerning for ovarian cancer.

Case presentation

A 55-year-old woman presented with 1 week of abdominal pain and 5 months of increasing abdominal girth. CT imaging was concerning for an advanced ovarian cancer and demonstrated a pelvic mass, peritoneal nodularity, and omental thickening. She subsequently underwent a total abdominal hysterectomy with

SUBMITTER: D'Iorio M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11521476 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature